Ryan NicolDecember 21, 2019
3min449
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the newest numbers in a Friday news release.
Tag: unemployment
Ryan NicolDecember 21, 2019Ryan NicolApril 10, 2019
3min486
The measure cleared the Commerce Committee Wednesday.
Drew WilsonJanuary 18, 2019
5min350
"There are some really talented potential employees just waiting for an opportunity.”
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 10, 2019
3min341
In his fourth annual State of the Economy address this week, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman touted a range of key accomplishments in 2018 — from high construction value to the low cost of living. Among economic indicators, St. Pete had the highest construction value on record with nearly $700 million in construction projects stemming from more than […]
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 […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 4, 2018
5min308
Consumer sentiment fell 2.3 points in August to 98.3 but with a revised figure of 100.6 in July, the Florida consumer sentiment index topped 100 points for the third time this year, an event not seen since 2000. Among the five components that make up the index, one increased and four decreased in August. Floridians’ […]
Drew WilsonJuly 26, 2018
5min290
State and federal governments have gotten pretty good at pulling people out of poverty through social programs according to Robert Doar of the American Enterprise Institute, but when it comes to improving incomes and opportunities for poverty-stricken Americans there’s a long road ahead. Data shared by Doar during a Thursday presentation to the Florida Chamber […]
Drew WilsonJuly 12, 2018
4min341
America’s economy is humming along, and it should stay that way for a while. Nevertheless, depending on how the trade war between the United States and other countries works out, consumers could find themselves strapped for cash this time next year. That was one take from a Thursday meeting of the Economic Estimating Conference, in […]
Drew WilsonMay 3, 2018
7min239
It may be easier to attack symptoms, but Mike Finney says that isn’t the most effective way to make long-term gains in the war on poverty. “I’m Mike Finney, and I’m a recovering kid who grew up in poverty,” Finney said, in an AA-style intro. “I’ve managed to avoid lapsing back into poverty for 44 years.” The […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 3, 2018
4min382
Tuesday saw Florida Gov. Rick Scott in Jacksonville, trumpeting job growth at St. Johns Marine Group, a full-service ship repair and maintenance company in Jacksonville. The company has added 20 jobs recently. Events like this are familiar scenes for media in Northeast Florida and urban areas of the Sunshine State. Scott touts job creation, but there […]