Jacksonville’s jobless rate fell in September for the second straight month after unemployment reached a post-coronavirus pandemic high in July.
The unemployment rate in the Jacksonville metropolitan area of Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties fell from 3.6% in August to 3.4% in September, the Florida Department of Commerce reported Oct. 18.
Unemployment peaked at 3.8% in July, its highest level since September 2021.