CareerSource discusses local December jobs report

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CareerSource discusses local December jobs report

ALL RIGHT. RIGHT NOW AT 916, WE’RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS AS WELL AS A JOB FAIR OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE LOOKING FOR A NEW POSITION HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS. MITCH CHLORPHEN WITH CAREER SOURCE TREASURE COAST. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING HERE. THANKS FOR COMING BY. WELL, THANKS FOR DOING THIS 30 MINUTE SEGMENT BECAUSE THERE’S SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT. WELL, LET’S START OUT WITH THE NUMBERS REALLY QUICKLY. IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE’VE SEEN YOU. WELL THE NUMBERS HAVE GONE UP AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY’VE GONE UP EVEN MORE BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN THE NUMBERS WEREN’T COMING OUT, AND NOW WE’VE CAUGHT UP. SO WE SAW LIKE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BROKE THAT 6% THRESHOLD. SO MARTIN AND SAINT LUCIE ARE IN THE 5% AREAS WHERE BACK IN AUGUST, BEFORE THE SHUTDOWN, WE WERE IN THE LOW FOURS. SO IT’S GONE UP A BIT. SO IT’S THE PENDULUM HAS SWUNG AND WE ARE GOING INTO THE THE BUSINESSES. IT’S KIND OF FALLING INTO THEIR FAVOR. SO THE JOB SEEKERS HAVE TO STEP UP THEIR GAME IF THEY WANT TO BE THE ONE THAT’S RECOGNIZED BY THE EMPLOYER, TO BE THE ONE THEY WANT TO HIRE. WHAT SECTORS ARE WE SEEING THAT UNEMPLOYMENT HIT? WELL, YOU KNOW, WE’RE STILL WE’RE ALWAYS GOOD HERE WITH WITH HOSPITALITY AND WITH EDUCATION. THOSE ARE OUR OUR BIG ONES. THEY’VE GONE DOWN A LITTLE BIT. BUT YOU KNOW THOSE ARE CYCLICAL TOO. SO THAT COULD HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR OKAY. LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS CAREER FAIR COMING UP. AND IT’S REALLY POPULAR I’M HEARING THIS IS MORE THAN POPULAR. SO NOW I’VE BEEN WITH CAREER SOURCE FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS. OOPS SORRY. MICROPHONE. AND THE WE HAVE THE MOST REGISTERED JOB SEEKERS BEFORE JOB FAIR THAT WE’VE EVER HAD BEFORE. WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. THIS MORNING I CHECKED BEFORE WE CAME IN 677 LAST YEAR. THE PREREGISTRATION WAS AT UNDER 300. SO AND THEY USUALLY TELL US TAKE THE PREREGISTRATION AND TRIPLE IT. AND THAT’S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO WALK THROUGH THE DOORS. SO IF THAT MEANS WE’RE GOING TO GET 1800 PEOPLE IN THE DOORS, THAT’S A LOT. SO ANYBODY COMING TO THE JOB FAIR PLEASE BE PATIENT. IT’S GOING TO BE CROWDED. BUT PRE-REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN AND THAT GETS YOU THROUGH THE LINE QUICKER. SO IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND PRE-REGISTER, YOU’RE GOING TO DEAL WITH A LITTLE BIT LESS OF THAT BOTTLENECK WHEN YOU WHEN YOU GET THERE AND WHAT TYPE OF JOBS ARE AVAILABLE. THAT’S ONE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS IS ACROSS THE BOARD. SO YOU’VE GOT IT JOBS, YOU’VE GOT AUTO MECHANIC JOBS, YOU’VE GOT ARTS JOBS, YOU’VE GOT EVERYTHING ACROSS THE BOARD. SO ON OUR WEBSITE WE ALSO LISTED WHAT EMPLOYERS ARE THERE. SO THIS WAY IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY RECOGNIZED AND THAT YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF, AND IF YOU’RE NOT SURE WHERE THEY ARE, YOU COME FIND SOMEBODY WITH A CAREERSOURCE SHIRT AND THEY WILL WALK YOU RIGHT TO THAT TABLE. AND I KNOW NORMALLY YOU ALL DO SOME OF THESE JOB FAIRS DIRECTED TOWARD VETERANS SPECIFICALLY. IS THIS ONE JUST OPEN TO EVERYBODY? WE ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEART FOR VETERANS. SO VETERANS ACTUALLY GET IN 30 MINUTES EARLY VETERANS AND ANY HOPE FLORIDA PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE PART OF THE HOPE FLORIDA PROGRAM. SO WHILE THE JOB FAIR IS FROM 10 TO 1, IF YOU’RE A VETERAN, YOU GET A LITTLE ARMBAND, YOU COME ON IN. YOU’RE YOU GET TO THE EMPLOYERS WHILE THEY’RE STILL FRESH. AND SO YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE THERE. SOME QUICK ADVICE FOR PEOPLE WHAT TO DO TO STAND OUT, TO STAND OUT. IT’S REALLY IT’S DRESS FOR SUCCESS. DON’T SHOW UP IN CROCS. OKAY. BUT PUT ON A NICE SHIRT. YOU KNOW, LOOK FOR THE PART THAT YOU’RE GOING FOR. IF YOU’RE GOING FOR A CONSTRUCTION JOB, THEN YEAH, MAYBE A SHIRT AND TIE YOU DON’T NEED. BUT IF YOU’RE GOING FOR AN OFFICE JOB, YOU HAVE TO SHOW UP THE WAY THEY WOULD EXPECT YOU TO LOOK ON THE PROPERTY. SURE. REALLY IMPORTANT THAT FIRST IMPRESSION. RIGHT. SO RUN DOWN THE DETAILS FOR US REALLY QUICKLY. HARVARD, SO HAVE FUN. CENTER IN FORT PIERCE FROM 930 FOR VETERANS, 10:00 FOR EVERYBODY ELSE UNTIL 1:00. YOU GOT PROBABLY CLOSE TO ABOUT 90 COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND EMPLOYERS. AND THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE THERE AS WELL FOR OTHER SERVICES. SO IF YOU’RE OUT OF WORK, YOU MIGHT ALSO HAVE TROUBLE PAYING YOUR RENT OR GETTING A CAR. THESE PEOPLE ARE THERE TO HELP YOU AS WELL. SO WE’RE ACROSS THE BOARD. OKAY. THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING BY. AND WE’RE GOING TO LIST ALL OF THIS ON OUR WEBSITE, WPBF.COM. I’M GOING TO MAKE SURE I PUT UP AN ARTICLE GOING TO THEIR WEBSITE. SO YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE JOBS UP FOR EMPLOYMENT RIGHT NOW. SO WE GOT YOU COV

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According to the latest employment report released by CareerSource Research Coast, the unemployment rate in Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie counties was 5.1% in December 2025.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25The region’s December 2025 unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points above the state rate of 4.4%. The labor force was 309,974, up 2,486 (+0.8%) over the year. There were 11,601 unemployed residents in the region.For more information, click here.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

According to the latest employment report released by CareerSource Research Coast, the unemployment rate in Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie counties was 5.1% in December 2025.

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The region’s December 2025 unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points above the state rate of 4.4%.

The labor force was 309,974, up 2,486 (+0.8%) over the year. There were 11,601 unemployed residents in the region.

For more information, click here.

Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

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