Regional unemployment rate announced for December 2025

CareerSource Capital Region Contributor According to the Florida Department of Commerce, the regional unemployment rate for Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon and Wakulla counties was 4.9% for December 2025. This rate was 1.6 percentage points greater than the region’s year ago rate of 3.3% and was 0.5 percentage points above the state rate of 4.4%. Wakulla County’s unemployment rate remained the lowest in the Capital Region at 4.1%; Jefferson County was at 4.7%; Leon County was at 4.9%; and Gads