Jacksonville’s unemployment rate rose in July to its highest level since the coronavirus pandemic.
The jobless rate in the Jacksonville metropolitan area of Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties rose from 3.6% in June to 3.8% last month, the Florida Department of Commerce reported Aug.16.
That’s the highest unemployment rate since it was also 3.8% in September 2021. Before that month, unemployment was above 4% as the economy recovered from pandemic-related shutdowns.