Miami Nursing Jobs, Others Improve

The local economy has been kind to those looking for everything from Miami nursing jobs to hospitality positions to finance roles.

During February, the Miami area's unemployment rate dropped from 12.1 percent to 11.8 percent, after declining from 13.1 percent during January. Despite that most recent decrease, the area's rate was still higher than the national average at the time of 8.9 percent.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Miami-Miami beach-Kendall area employed about 988,000 workers during February, which is up from 980,000 workers during January and a 1 percent increase from last year.

Here's a look at how each industry stacked up over the month and year:

• Mining and logging - Remained steady over the month and year with 300 employees.
• Construction - Added 900 jobs over the month, but decreased by 3.4 percent over the year, for a total of 31,200 workers.
• Manufacturing - Added 100 jobs over the month, but dropped by 3.1 percent over the year to 34,400 employees.
• Trade, transportation, and utilities - Added 600 jobs over the month and increased by 1.4 percent over the year to 248,800 workers.
• Information - Added 100 jobs over the month, but declined by 2.8 percent over the year, for a total of 17,400 jobs.
• Financial activities - Added 600 jobs over the month and grew by .3 percent over the year to 63,100 workers.
• Professional and business services - Added 1,900 jobs over the month and increased by .5 percent over the year to 130,800 employees.
• Education and health services - Added 1,900 jobs over the month and grew by 2 percent over the year to 161,500 jobs.
• Leisure and hospitality - Added 1,100 jobs over the month and increased by 2.9 percent over the year for a total of 108,400 workers.
• Other services - Added 400 jobs over the month and grew by 1.8 percent over the year to 39,900 employees.
• Government - Added 400 jobs over the month and increased by .7 percent over the year for a total of 152,200 jobs.