Unemployment Drops To 8.5 Percent
Florida's unemployment rate has been stuck in double-digits for months now, but new numbers on the national level may give Floridians hope that the employment picture is pointing in the right direction.
Florida's unemployment rate has been stuck in double-digits for months now, but new numbers on the national level may give Floridians hope that the employment picture is pointing in the right direction.
Miami-Dade Transit is looking to fill over120 part-time bus driver positions. The move comes after some veteran full-time bus drivers are being trained to become Metrorail operators for the forthcoming elevated train line to Miami International Airport.
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Florida had the second best year among all the states in terms of reducing unemployment over the last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this week.
Florida unemployment fell slightly statewide in November, but Miami-Dade County saw a major drop of more than a percentage point. That good news was tempered by the fact that almost 50 thousand people statewide were wiped from the unemployment rolls possibly because they stopped looking for work, or lost their benefits.
Florida's unemployment numbers for November will be announced Friday and Gov. Rick Scott and state labor officials are hoping for some good holiday news.
House Republican Mario Diaz-Balart will try to push through a proposal to return Cuban travel policy to the restrictions under former President George W. Bush.
Conventional wisdom dictates that it is easier to find a job when you already have a job. Now there is increasing proof that companies are openly telling the jobless that they need not apply.
Florida has been steadily nibbling away at unemployment benefits, including reducing the number of weeks most people receive. Now, the state may force you to be trained for a new career to get the benefits you earned when you lost the old one.
The Fresh Market, a chain of specialty grocery stores, is looking for a few good men and women to become employees of its new Fort Lauderdale store opening in January.
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The state of Florida's jobless rate remains well above the national average, but did decline by 0.3 percent in October to a monthly average of 10.3 percent.
Will Florida's jobless figures be better or worse than last month? We'll find out Friday when the state's October unemployment rate will be released.
The Marlins will be hosting a Job Fair next week as the team makes a transition into a new home. The club said they will be required to fill over 2,000 positions.
South Florida veterans and military service members who are in need of a job can get help at the Hiring Our Heroes/RecruitMilitary Veteran Opportunity Expo.
More than a dozen Fortune 500 companies are looking to hire new employees on the second day of the Vanguard Management Group's job fair.
South Florida veterans and military service members who are in need of a job can get help at the Hiring Our Heroes/RecruitMilitary Veteran Opprtunity Expo.
At least 30 employers participated in The South Florida Diversity Job Expo Friday in Davie.
Even though new claims for unemployment are dropping, 10.6 percent of the people in the state of Florida are still unemployed.
When more than 40,000 troops leave Iraq in the next two months, many will make their way back home to re-join the civilian world. In addition to emotional challenges, many of these heroes will find themselves unemployed, without civilian skills.
Miami-Dade County and Broward County both saw some improvement in the jobs front, according to numbers released Friday by the Department of Economic Opportunity.
Are you looking for a job? There are about 30 companies participating in a job fair in Davie Thursday.
Florida Governor Rick Scott outlined his 2012 job creation agenda Wednesday morning and it includes several of the hot button conservative issues being pushed in both Washington and Tallahassee.
Spirit Airlines wants you to apply for a job. Fort Lauderdale's hometown airline will host a job fair Wednesday as it seeks to fill a variety of positions.
Gov. Rick Scott again changed his stance Friday on the jobs promise he made during last year's campaign in a written statement titled in part, "Setting the Record Straight."
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Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
Michael Herzog, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., said the Israeli strikes into Lebanon were a "success."
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The updated COVID-10 shots for fall 2024 are rolling out earlier than last year.
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The National Association of EMS Officials recommends "Cool First, Transport Second" for patients whose body temperature is over 104 degrees.
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