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Friday, October 18, 2002   VOLUME 1 ISSUE 6  
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Spending More to Hire Employees? Most Companies Are.
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Tech Bridge Program Hosts Open House
Fry/Hammond/Barr Wins Contract
New Twist on Job Fair Draws 1,700
New Web Site, Secret Shoppers, and more on the Horizon
Unemployment Rates Drop Again
WCF Welcomes New Board Members
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Unemployment Rates Drop Again
Central Florida unemployment rates continue to drop and remain lower than that of Florida and the Nation.  Central Florida's September 2002 preliminary rate is 4.8%.  Rates across the state range from 17.8% in Hendry County to 2.4% in Alachua County.


Sept. '02 Aug. '02 Sept. '01
Lake 4.5% 5.0% 4.2%
Orange 4.9% 5.3% 4.5%
Osceola 5.1% 5.5% 4.5%
Seminole 4.6% 4.9% 4.0%
Sumter 4.1% 4.5% 4.2%
Orlando MSA 4.8% 5.2% 4.3%
Florida 5.4% 5.7% 5.2%
Nation 5.4% 5.7% 4.7%
Rates Not Seasonally Adjusted

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