Author: Denise Okafor

The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro’s jobless rate dropped from 4.6% in August to a preliminary 4.2% in September, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — with health care and professional services adding jobs over the year while finance and trade shrank.

Three Orlando employers have filed layoff notices with the state since September 30, covering 199 workers in health care, pharmacy services and banking — each filing reported exactly as the state lists it, plus the one statewide notice that does not say how many Orlando workers it covers.