Published on January 2, 2025 at 12:06 pm
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Jacksonville’s economy was cooling off at the end of 2024, according to the latest available data. But one survey of Northeast Florida businesses indicated optimism that conditions will rebound in 2025.
The unemployment rate for the Jacksonville metropolitan area of Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties stood at 3.6% in November, with the job growth rate at 1.5% for the region.
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But a monthly survey of Jacksonville area manufacturing firms by the University of North Florida’s Local Economic Indicators Project shows optimism about the economy in the new year after stagnant conditions at the end of 2024.
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