Unemployment Rate

A state official said workers are remaining at jobs longer than they did a few years ago.

The state's rate was lower than the national rate for 45 consecutive months.

Experts say not all workers in the labor market are benefitting equally from high job growth and low unemployment in Florida.

Florida’s low unemployment rate remained unchanged for a third straight month, with new jobs continuing in the fields of professional services, education and health, and hospitality.

The unemployment rate in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area stood at 2.6 percent.

While the state has ramped up efforts to push people back into the labor force, it has also seen the number of people leaving jobs jump from 193,000 in Sept. 2020 to 264,000 in Sept. 2021.

The state also saw some improvements in its leisure and hospitality industry.

An estimated 503,000 people qualified as unemployed in May, up from 488,000 a month earlier.

It now stands at 6.1%, below the national rate of 6.7%.

New claims for unemployment benefits rise to 1.4 million, a sign that the labor market is deteriorating as businesses close their doors again after the pandemic intensifies.

Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 10.4% in June from the previous month’s 13.7%.The drop reflects the reopening of the state’s theme parks,…

Another 1.5 million people file for unemployment benefits for the first time, but the number who are continuing to seek the payments continues to decline as workers return to their jobs.