A.G. Gancarski
There’s no excuse not to be working in the state of Florida.
That’s the take of the Governor’s Office, which is saying as much in an email offering a rosy view of the Sunshine State’s job market.
“Data in the month of July continues to indicate there are jobs available for every Floridian who wants to work, with more than 433,000 jobs posted online,” the message said.
As is usual with these monthly job market updates, the Governor’s Office spends much of the space comparing Florida with the rest of the country.
“In July 2024, Florida’s statewide unemployment rate was 3.3%, which was 1 percentage point lower than the national rate of 4.3%. Additionally, Florida’s private sector employment grew by 201,500 jobs (+2.3%) over the year since July 2023, outpacing the national rate of 1.5% over the same time period,” the Governor’s Office said.
Both Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Secretary of Commerce J. Alex Kelly are offering statements with sharp critiques of federal policy.
“Florida proves the economy can fare better with better leadership. If Washington reversed course and followed Florida’s lead, families and small businesses across America would be better off,” DeSantis argued.
For his part, Kelly is critiquing the cost of borrowing money.
“The federal government’s indecisive and fiscally irresponsible policies — including the decision of the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates high — continue to cause chaos. Florida is the number one ecosystem for job creation in the world, continuing to instill confidence in job creators and job seekers with smart fiscal policies and economic stability, and is attracting record numbers of visitors to our state,” Kelly said.
The secretary alludes here to the latest tourism numbers, released earlier this week by the Governor’s Office: “a record-breaking 34.2 million visitors in the second quarter of 2024 … a 1.7% increase over the same period in 2023, setting a new all-time high for second-quarter visitation in the state’s history.”
19 comments
Super ELVIS
August 16, 2024 at 12:02 pm
Great news Ron for all SUPER ELVIS’ Sage Patriots & Besty Leftys (TRUMP VOTERS).
Now the Dook 4 Brains Leftys dont care because they dont like to work and are crappy workers when the do hold jobs.
Thanks Ron,
SUPER ELVIS
PeterH
August 16, 2024 at 12:34 pm
There are some Americans that many businesses find unemployable. Here are a few examples that as a former employer I never called back for a second interview: potential employee with tattoos on neck or face, a potential employee that reeked of cigarette smoke (too many breaks and potential insurance health risks), convicted felons (an astounding 10% of Florida’s population is a convicted felon)
Day 26
August 16, 2024 at 12:45 pm
How about a guy wearing a MAGA shirt or hat?🤣
JD
August 16, 2024 at 1:22 pm
They ask for too many days off for insurrecting…
rick whitaker
August 17, 2024 at 6:21 pm
DAY 26 AKA HOWLERMONKEY, i fired a guy for saying raygun was great. i wouldn’t even think of hiring a maga hat wearer. the maga hat is the new swastika. like you don’t already know, yeah right dude.
Ocean Joe
August 18, 2024 at 8:50 am
You did that in Tennessee and didn’t get a cross burned on your lawn?
rick whitaker
August 19, 2024 at 7:35 am
OCEAN JOE, i owned my own company and didn’t really have any competition in my market area. that fact allowed me to do whatever i wanted. firing someone for being a disruption to the working order of my company seems like a good thing to do. would you hire a disrupter to your company, i think not. i can’t even stand to be around maga types, much less work with them. fortunately i’m retired now and don’t have to work any more. good timing i guess.
Super ELVIS
August 16, 2024 at 7:02 pm
And “Dook 4 Brains Leftists” Peter H, as we all know they will try and get fired so they can get back to Moms Basement and all day Masturbation.
Thanks for agreeing that Leftys are the abaslout worst.
SUPER ELVIS
rick whitaker
August 19, 2024 at 7:45 am
SUPER EARL, your lifelong job was running your silly mouth at a radio station, how honorable, we thank you for your service. how many papercuts did you bare? you pitiful POS.
Ocean Joe
August 18, 2024 at 8:41 am
Pete, that sounds like a boat load of discriminatory practices, but you saved yourself a lot of grief. Sometimes progressive beliefs must take a back seat to reality.
Shawn
August 16, 2024 at 2:37 pm
I’ll bet 90 percent of those jobs are low paying.
Tjb
August 16, 2024 at 4:48 pm
Bingo. Most likely minimum wage with no benefits.
Will
August 16, 2024 at 11:25 pm
low paying jobs with rising cost of living, wow Ron your doing great. add on the lack of benefits and gambling on the chance it will be a full time job.
Ocean Joe
August 18, 2024 at 8:38 am
And if it’s outside, remember…no water breaks!
Gary Burnett
August 17, 2024 at 12:30 am
Hmmm, and where are these jobs available Mr. DeSantis, background checks are required for EVERYTHING in your state. I know, I left there because I couldn’t find ‘meaningful’ employment. Or are you talking about Day Labor at 3 hours a month for working events???
Thomas McKim
August 17, 2024 at 7:34 am
It is not anyone’s responsibility to provide a higher paying job unless your skills and qualifications merit such. So to be blunt, obtain education, yes college and trade schools. Also experience gained by working steadily etc.
The problem is many want the government to mandate wage levels like California and fast food minimum wage. How is that working out?
Ocean Joe
August 18, 2024 at 8:48 am
If it means people can pay their rent and eat, I’d say it’s working out great. Of course that makes me a communist, right? Forced redistribution of wealth, etc.
You could improve on it by imposing it on corporate employers with a certain profit level but a free market would never uphold that kind of tampering. Why did I get a stimulus check I didnt need? One size never fits all.
rick whitaker
August 19, 2024 at 7:52 am
THOMAS, your post was a simplification of a complex issue. when the so-called market sets the wages, it is a market that is unfair and wrought with injustice. third world is what that is commonly called.
MH/Duuuval
August 19, 2024 at 4:30 pm
A meaningful wage won’t require the taxpayers to step in with various programs to supplement a wage that is woefully short of what things cost anymore. (Examples: For years many Walmart employees were eligible for food stamps. Today a prime example are our military families who also receive assistance to keep their families fed.)
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