When it comes to unemployment, Central Florida is setting records.

In the metro Orlando area, unemployment reached 12.4 percent in February, which is the highest rate since 1975.

Experts said they believe there are jobs available, and those who are unemployed should keep looking.

“There are construction projects going on, big ones,” Workforce Central Florida representative Gary Earl said.
Earl readily admitted construction took the biggest hit when the economy tanked, but he also said the new Amway Center and medical development at Lake Nona have all created opportunity.

“Hopefully, in the next three to six months, we’ll see (unemployment) peak and start to crawl back down a little bit, but in saying that, I would emphasize crawl. I think it’s going to be a very slow process,” Earl said. “Even if we had money to invest, I would probably wait to see what the economy will do before you stick your neck out.”

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