• Florida’s unemployment rate dipped to 3.2% in March, and Central Florida’s labor markets were particularly strong. Economic analyst Dr. Hank Fishkind says it appears that Central Florida’s hospitality industry recovery is finally starting to take root.
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• Florida’s overall job market is recovering to pre-pandemic levels…mostly. The new labor report from Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity is a strong one, with one glitch that affects Central Florida in particular. Dr. Hank Fishkind explains the details.
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• More jobs are returning to Florida as the pandemic-induced recession – which put thousands out of work – comes to an end. However, many companies say that they are having a hard time finding people to fill them.
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• Republican governors are moving to end a $300-a-week pandemic lifeline for the unemployed in a controversial effort to push people back to work, with four states set to end them this week.
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• Panic is setting in for some of the tens of thousands of out-of-work Floridians who are facing the prospect of losing federal pandemic benefits.
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• Almost a year after identity thieves made off with tens of billions of dollars in COVID-19 unemployment relief, the system remains vulnerable. And scammers are coming to light now during tax time.
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• Central Florida’s artistic community has been hit hard by the pandemic recession as theater doors stay closed to audiences and theme parks pare down on live entertainment. Many performing artists have found themselves out of work and struggling to pay bills, hamstrung by a state unemployment system they feel is ill-equipped to understand a performer’s “gig worker” status. So, leaders in Orlando’s artistic community have stepped in to help fill the need with the newly-formed GOPAR, which stands for Greater Orlando Performing Arts Relief.
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