Unemployment

Su mentioned the Biden administration must still address issues like the cost of housing, gas and groceries.

A new quarterly report on Florida’s economy shows the Sunshine State is still in a major economic storm, but doing better than previous years.

The state Department of Commerce on Friday released a report that estimated a 3.3 percent jobless rate, representing 361,000 Floridians qualified as unemployed in mid-April. The number of unemployed people was up by 8,000 from March. Meanwhile, the labor force totaled 11.095 million in April, down 2,000 people from a month earlier.

Tallahassee businesses are among those getting creative in recruiting and developing talent, thanks in part to Apprentice Florida.

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity will release new workforce data on October 20. Anca Voicu, professor at Rollins College, says the current job market favors workers.

Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show that Hispanic or Latino unemployment was 9.3% in December 2020, President Donald Trump’s last full month in office. That rate fell from 8.5% in January 2021, the month Joe Biden was sworn in, to 4.9% in August 2023.

Our soaring economy may be leaving some Floridians behind.

The estimated 295,000 Floridians out of work in mid-July is an increase of around 5,000 from the previous month.

As construction jobs showed an uptick for the first time in 2023, Florida's near-historic low unemployment rate remained unchanged in June.

Florida's unemployment rate has remained at 2.6 percent since January, according to the state Department of Economic Opportunity.

The unemployment rate dropped to 2.5% in December, down from 2.6% in November.

The November rate of 2.6% was down from 2.7% in October. An estimated 280,000 Floridians qualified as unemployed in November.