The unemployment rate in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties continues to decline. Escambia County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell slightly from 5.1 percent in November to 4.9 percent in December.  Florida Governor Rick Scott said Pensacola businesses added 3,800 jobs last year. The Santa Rosa County unemployment rate fell from 4.7 to 4.4 percent from November to December. Florida ended 2016 with an unemployment rate that was unchanged in December and 0.2 percentage points lower than at the start of the year.