POLK COUNTY’S EDUCATION AND POLK COUNTY’S EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES SECTOR GREW FASTER HEALTH

According to the Florida Department of Commerce, Bureau of Labor Market Statistics:
The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Polk region was 5% in July 2025. This rate was 0.2% point greater than the region’s year ago rate of 4.8%. The region’s July 2025 unemployment rate was 0.9% points above the state rate of 4.1%. The labor force was 362,120, up 2,899 (+0.8%) over the year. There were 18,239 unemployed residents in the Polk County region.