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Michael MolineAugust 19, 2016

Florida’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.7 percent in July, despite the creation of 26,500 new private-sector jobs, state officials announced Friday. Out of a labor force of more than 9.7 million Floridians, 456,000 could not find work. Gov. Rick Scott noted that July marked the 52nd consecutive month that Florida job growth outpaced the […]

Drew WilsonAugust 10, 2016

Florida added 16,400 private sector jobs last month, according to a report released Wednesday by payroll company ADP. The report estimates 1,800 new jobs were added in the goods-producing sector, with the other 14,600 jobs heading to the service industry. The industry breakdown shows 5,100 jobs added in professional and business services companies; 2,800 in […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2016

When Deutsche Bank came to Jacksonville eight years ago, the commitment was for 1,000 jobs. For JAXUSA president Jerry Mallot and civic leaders, that had them on “pins and needles” then. Now? There were 350 new jobs announced Tuesday, 100 of which have already been added, with a commitment to 2,800 local financial services positions in […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2016

Wednesday evening, GOP Presidential nominee Donald Trump made his first post-nomination visit to Jacksonville, where there were some changes from his previous visit. Unlike in October, when support from the establishment wing of the party was light, three rows of VIPS were assembled behind him. And also unlike in October, the sauna conditions of the Jacksonville Landing […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 22, 2016

Florida’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in June, marking the second month in a row where the jobless rate was at 4.7 percent. The rate has steadily been on the decline, and the June unemployment numbers mark the lowest rate since 2007. The rate is below the national unemployment rate of 4.9 percent in June. “Florida […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 14, 2016

The number of advanced energy jobs is on the rise in Florida, and experts said the industry could add more than 5,000 new jobs by the end of the year. A new report from the Advanced Energy Economy Institute found there were more than 140,000 advanced energy jobs in the state in 2015. The industry […]

Drew WilsonJuly 13, 2016

The Sunshine State added 14,700 private sector jobs last month, according to a new report released by payroll company ADP. The performance is slightly down from May, when Florida added 17,100 jobs and is down nearly 7,000 jobs from June 2015, when the state added 21,400 new private sector jobs. Still, Florida’s numbers bested all […]

Scott PowersJuly 12, 2016

Lockheed Martin plans to add 300 new jobs to a Titusville operation that helps prepare space payloads for launches, Gov. Rick Scott announced today during a trade summit to England. The jobs will add to the Space Coast economy’s transformation from supporting NASA missions out of Kennedy Space Center to supporting public and private missions […]

Scott PowersJuly 7, 2016

Florida’s big cities have the lowest paying urban jobs in America, according to a recently released federal survey. The latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment data, for the year 2015, show the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metropolitan area had the lowest median pay among the country’s 50 largest employment centers, according to an analysis by FloridaPolitics.com. Miami’s […]

Associated PressJune 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Donald Trump would send the U.S. economy back into recession, warning his “reckless” approach would hurt workers still trying to recover from the 2008 economic turbulence. Clinton’s address in Ohio, one of the most important battleground states, sought to define Trump as little more than a con man, whose ignorance […]

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Florida unemployment rate steady at 4.7 percent

Florida adds 16,400 jobs in July, new ADP report says

Deutsche Bank to expand, signalling commitment to Jacksonville

Donald Trump hits Duval County, contradicts local establishment job messaging

Florida’s unemployment rate holds at 4.7% in June

Advanced energy fields in Florida poised for growth

Florida adds nearly 15K jobs in June

Lockheed Martin to add 300 Space Coast, Rick Scott announces

Report: Jobs in Florida cities have lowest pay in the nation

Hillary Clinton warns Donald Trump would plunge economy into recession