Data shows Florida cities have unemployment rates below the national average

The Center Square Contributor Federal data shows Florida cities are again outperforming cities in other highly populated states regarding unemployment rates. Preliminary numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Statistics released on Friday show that metropolitan areas in the Sunshine State have an unemployment rate ranging from 2.3 percent in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area to 3.9 percent in Homosassa Springs. The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metro area, home to the state’s most populous city of Miami, boasts a 2.4 percent unemployment rate and ranks 44th In comparison, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro area has an unemployment rate of 4.5 percent, ranked 348th.