Tampa Bay area unemployment dips slightly

Unemployment figures for Tampa Bay dropped slightly in October, according to figures released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Not seasonally adjusted, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater reported 153,3000 people, or 11.7 percent of the work force, were unemployed in October, a mild decrease of 0.1 percent from September. However, this still represents a year-over-year increase of 4.2 percent.

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