Southwest Florida's jobless rate inched down to 5 percent during October from 5.2 percent of a month earlier, raising the stakes for employers trying to keep up with their work orders and prompting more of them to consider raising pay. At 4.8 percent, Sarasota County had the lowest rate in the region, and remained below 5 percent for the second month in a row. Manatee County was a close second at 4.9 percent, while Charlotte County still had the region's highest percentage, at 5.7 percent, the figures released Friday by the Florida Agency for Workforce...
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