• The unemployment rate in Florida fell by four percentage points between July and August to 7.4 percent as more than 57,900 jobs were filled.
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• State economists are saying that travel and tourism sectors are in a depression. And they’re predicting that Central Florida’s tourism-dependent economy may not recover for two or three years. Economic analyst Dr. Hank Fishkind agrees that’s a fair estimate, but not the whole story.
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• Florida’s revenue is expected to drop $5.4 billion over two years compared to original projections as the tourism industry lags and unemployment remains high because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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• Historian David Nasaw tells the story of the concentration camp survivors, POWs and other displaced people who remained in Germany following the war. Many had no home to return to.
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• Murphy’s remarks came at an economic round table with the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce.
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• Recent reports say the US unemployment rate fell to 8.4% in August and 1.4 million jobs were generated. Also, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has banned evictions through December, and, locally, tourist development tax collections in Orange County have improved. While this all sounds encouraging, economic analyst Dr. Hank Fishkind says the recovery is very slow and getting slower.
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• First time jobless claims dropped by nearly 25 percent last week in Florida.
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