Fishkind Conversations: Uncertainty In Newest Jobs Picture

By Nicole Darden Creston

Published August 24, 2021 at 4:52 AM EDT

Hank Fishkind. Photo: Matthew Peddie, WMFE

Florida jobs grew by more than 68,000 in July and the unemployment rate ticked up by .1 percent. That’s according to the latest report from the state Department of Economic Opportunity.

Economic analyst Dr. Hank Fishkind says that’s pretty good, all things considered...but as he tells WMFE’s Nicole Darden Creston, it’s the immediate future that looks a little hazy.

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Nicole Darden Creston

Nicole came to Central Florida to attend Rollins College and started working for Orlando’s ABC News Radio affiliate shortly after graduation. She joined WMFE in 2010. As a field reporter, news anchor and radio show host in the City Beautiful, she has covered everything from local arts to national elections, from extraordinary hurricanes to historic space flights, from the people and procedures of Florida’s justice system to the changing face of the state’s economy. When local issues have received international attention, Nicole has reported worldwide for TV news outlets such as CNN, HLN, ABC, Fox News Channel, and BBC News 24.

When she’s off duty, Nicole can often be found performing with one of Central Florida’s many theatre companies, or taking in local arts, culture and music.

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