Jacksonville’s unemployment rate edged lower in March, with modest growth in jobs across most industry sectors.
The jobless rate in the Jacksonville metropolitan area of Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties fell from 3.8% in February to 3.6% last month, the Florida Department of Commerce reported April 18.
All five counties in the metro area registered 0.2 percentage point declines last month. The unemployment rate in Baker, Clay and Duval counties was 3.6% and Nassau and St. Johns counties were at 3.5%.