Seasonal shifts up unemployment rate while region shows continued job growth

  • March 17, 2025

The jobless rate in the CareerSource Citrus Levy Marion region rose to 4.8% in January 2025, up 0.7 percentage points from December 2024 and 0.5 percentage points higher than January 2024, with the labor force expanding to 233,823 and 11,322 unemployed residents.