Metro Orlando's unemployment rate declined in May compared to the year-ago period, but rose slightly when compared to the previous month. The unemployment rate for Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties was 5.7 percent in May. That’s down 1.2 percentage points from 6.9 percent in the year-ago period and 0.4 percentage points lower than the state’s rate of 6.1 percent. However, Central Florida's unemployment rate inched up slightly from April’s rate of 5.4 percent. Out of a labor force…
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