Unemployment down to 10.3%

Florida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October is 10.3%, according to new data published by the state's Department of Economic Opportunity today.

The state's economy added 9,500 net jobs last month, increasing the state's net job gains since the start of 2011 to 106,900 net new positions.

The Tampa Bay area continues to claim some of the Gulf Coast region's lowest unemployment numbers. In Hillsborough County, the unemployment rate was 10.0%, down 1.7 percentage points over the year. In Pinellas, the rate is at 9.9%, down 1.8 points.