Florida's Unemployment Rate Dips To 3.4 Percent
Florida's unemployment rate dropped slightly from March to April, according to numbers released Friday by the state Department of Economic Opportunity.
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Florida's unemployment rate dropped slightly from March to April, according to numbers released Friday by the state Department of Economic Opportunity.
Florida's unemployment rate held steady at 3.3 percent as 2018 ended, while Hurricane Michael's impact continued to be felt in parts of the Panhandle.
Florida's unemployment rate dropped to 3.3 percent in November, the lowest level it's been in 12 years.
The state's unemployment rate is 3.4 percent, which is the lowest level since January 2007.
Florida's unemployment rate dipped in July, hitting an 11-year low of 3.7 percent, according to numbers posted Friday by the state Department of Economic Opportunity.
State officials announced Friday the unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in July. That's lower than the national rate of 3.9 percent.
The country has made quite the turnaround over the past decade.
According to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employers were advertising openings for 6.55 million positions in March. The May 8 release adds that 6.59 million Americans were unemployed at that time
Florida's jobless rate in January was unchanged from the end of 2017.
The U.S. economy added 200,000 jobs in January and wages grew at the fastest pace in eight years.
Florida's 3.6 percent jobless rate is better than the national mark of 4.1 percent, which also remained unchanged in the month-to-month comparison.
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson wants the federal Department of Labor to provide help to the state as he's heard "multiple accounts" of Floridians put out of work by Hurricane Irma unable to apply for disaster assistance.
The federal government says the U.S. added 261,000 jobs in the month of October.
Florida added 32,700 jobs in the month of July, though its unemployment rate remains unchanged at 4.1 percent.
Employers have added a significant amount of jobs in nine states last month while unemployment rates fell in four states to record lows.
Governor Rick Scott has again warned lawmakers that Florida's economic growth could be hindered by their actions as the state's unemployment mark hit its lowest figure since September 2007.
Florida lost about 5,000 jobs in February while the state's overall unemployment rate remains unchanged.
Florida ended 2016 with an unemployment rate that was down a bit from the start of the year.
New numbers released Friday revealed Florida's unemployment rate has ticked up.
Florida's unemployment rate moved in the wrong direction last month.
Employment remains steady in Florida as the state's jobless mark held at 4.7 percent for the fifth consecutive month.
Despite adding 22,000 jobs in August, Florida's unemployment remains at 4.7 percent for the fourth straight month.
Fewer Floridians were working in July than in June, but the state's jobless rate remained unchanged during the first full month of summer.
The state's jobless rate was 4.7 percent in June, it's same rate as it was in May which is lower than the national jobless rate.
Florida's unemployment rate keeps dropping - reaching 4.8 percent.
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