Ocala's unemployment rate held steady at 13.4 percent from September to October, the fifth-highest rate among 23 metro areas in the state, according to the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation.
The number of jobless was actually down in the metro area, which [...]
Attending a fundraiser for his US Senate campaign at a law firm in downtown DC, Gov. Charlie Crist insisted his focus remains Florida and job creation -- as the state's unemployment rate edged up to 11.2 percent.
"I just think it's so important to stay focused on jobs, jobs, jobs," Crist said, suggesting [...]
This just in from the state Agency for Workforce Innovation: Florida’s unemployment rate inched up again last month to 11.2 percent, reflecting the fact the fact that 1.027 million Floridians were out of work.
That’s just a hair worse that September’s rate of 11.1 percent, but a full percentage… [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — The city's next mayor will inherit a slate of economic woes and unresolved issues.
Homelessness and unemployment rates are soaring. Downtown storefronts are increasingly vacant. Foreclosures are rising as property values continue to fall, leaving craters in the city budget.
Courses will be set for the future of the [...]
Last time President Barack Obama visited America's biggest battleground state, our unemployment rate was nearly two points lower and his approval rating in Florida nearly 20 points higher. It was February, and he was in Fort Myers touting the $787 billion stimulus package.
Today as [...]
Florida's unemployment rate jumped to 11 percent in September, matching a modern-era high set in October 1975. In the Tampa Bay area, the news was even more grim: a jobless rate of 11.7 percent, up from an upwardly revised rate of 11.4 percent in August.
The statewide rate, up from a [...]
