Florida’s Jobless Rate Takes A Dip In March
• Florida’s unemployment rate dipped to 4.8 percent in March. That’s down from the month before, but it’s still higher than the national rate of 4.5 percent.
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• Florida’s unemployment rate dipped to 4.8 percent in March. That’s down from the month before, but it’s still higher than the national rate of 4.5 percent.
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• Florida’s unemployment rate held steady last month at 4.7 percent. It has remained unchanged for three straight months.
Much of the job growth was in the construction, health services and hospitality sectors.
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• Unemployment in the Orlando metro area is at an eight-year low. New data show the jobless rate dropped from 5.1 percent last year to 4.3 percent today.
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• Florida’s unemployment rate dipped slightly in October. Orlando beat out other metro areas in the state in job gains over the past year.
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• The Orlando area lead the state in the number of new jobs created in the last year. The area gained a little more than 47,000 jobs.
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• New numbers show unemployment across the state is down from last year, and jobs have grown.
According to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, a growing work force has poised Florida to lead other states in economic recovery. 90.7’s Renata Sago has more.
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• Despite the improving economy, finding a job or establishing a career remains a challenge and will be especially so for the million or more military service members expected to transition to civilian life in the next few years. So, the University of South Florida Office of Veteran Services created the Veterans Employment Project, thanks to a grant from the JP Morgan & Chase Company, to prepare USF student veterans for the competitive civilian market.
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