Aysequl Timur, Amir B. Ferreira Neto and Tessa LeSage Special to The News-Press The headline unemployment rate in Southwest Florida is 2.6% — meaning that for every 1,000 workers who want a job, only 26 cannot find one. Local employers struggle to find workers with the skills needed to fill in-demand positions. These challenges are not unique to Southwest Florida, but our working-age residents are further behind in their skills and lack the desirable credentials required to meet employers’ needs.
