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of a percentage point, to 9.6 percent from 9.8 perceng in March. However, it’s still up 4 percentages points from the same time last yearand 0.7 of a percentagew point higher than the national rate of 8.9 The April rate represents 885,000 jobless out of a laboe force of 9.2 million. Palm Beach’s unemploymengt rate of 9.7 percent was highert than the state average and upfrom 5.1 percent a year ago. Browar d County’s rate was 8.3 up from 4.2 percent last Miami-Dade’s rate was 8 percent, up from 5.1 percentt a year ago. The highest unemployment in the stat e was inFlagler County, where the unemployment rate hit 14.4 St. Lucie County followed, with 12.
7 percent There were 24 Florida countieswith double-digitg unemployment rates in April 2009, down from 29 in Marchy 2009. The number of jobs in Floridaa wasdown 380,300 in April comparecd to a year ago. The job loss continues the trendof over-the-yeard declines that began in August 2007. The downturn started with declines in construction but has now spreas to almost all other major according tothe . Construction, reacting to continuedd weakness in thehousingb market, is losing 105,200 jobs over the down 19.8 percent. Construction losses account for more than 26 percenf of total job losses inthe state.