The latest employment information shows that Leon County lost 22,030 jobs in April. One year ago Leon County lost 620 jobs. The unemployment rate in April increased from 4.1% in March to 8.2%. One year ago the unemployment rate was 2.7%. Support Local Journalism by Signing Upfor a $50 TR Annual Subscription The number of […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were down 16% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 319 single-family home resales in April 2019 and 268 resales in April 2020. Last month there were 254 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in April 2020 increased […]
The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was evident in the latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport which shows passenger traffic decreased 95.7% in April when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down from 71,036 in last April to 3,031 this year. In March month-over-month traffic was down 48.1%. […]
Prime Meridian Holding Company recently announced that Prime Meridian Bank had received Small Business Administration (SBA) approval on 746 loans related to the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). As of April 29th, $74.4 million of the $80.0 million in loans had been disbursed. “One thing is for sure,”said Sammie D. Dixon, Jr., Vice Chairman, President […]