Drew DixonMay 22, 2020
4min338
DeSantis said jobless figures could be 'way worse' without his actions.
Tag: unemployment rate
Drew DixonMay 22, 2020
A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2020
4min244
The numbers don't reflect new challenges facing the coronavirus economy.
Ryan NicolDecember 21, 2019
3min449
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the newest numbers in a Friday news release.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 19, 2019
3min755
Tampa also leads the state in overall job openings.
Ryan NicolJuly 19, 2019
4min413
But the month-to-month data shows the unemployment rate slowly increasing.
A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2019
3min255
"Expectations ... over the next five years showed the greatest decline."
Scott PowersMarch 11, 2019
5min273
Job growth was slightly slower in January, and the workforce grew slightly faster.
Staff ReportsJanuary 18, 20196min358
Labor force continues to expand by 140,000 people
Scott PowersDecember 21, 20182min330
Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.3 percent in November, the lowest point since 2006, Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday morning. The governor’s last jobs report of his eight-year tenure [the December numbers will be reported after he leaves office] highlighted the point that 1.67 million private-sector jobs were added since December 2010, when Florida was […]
Scott PowersNovember 16, 2018
2min397
Florida added 21,000 new private sector jobs in October, and the state’s unemployment rate notched down to 3.4 percent, the lowest it has been since just before the Great Recession ravaged Florida starting in late 2007. The jobs numbers were announced Friday morning by Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. The […]