Florida adds 84,500 jobs in September
Florida sees big jobs growth in September in hospitality, leisure, and retail.
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Florida sees big jobs growth in September in hospitality, leisure, and retail.
The state has made efforts to nudge unemployed Floridians back into the workforce, to little avail.
The state Department of Economic Opportunity on Friday estimated the state’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate was down from 5.0 percent in August. The rate was down 2.3 percentage points from September 2020, when the state was completing its reopening after COVID-19 pandemic closings that began in March 2020.
Gov. Ron DeSantis directed the Florida DEO to request the indefinite suspension of collection on non-fraudulent Reemployment Assistant overpayments.
DeSantis held a news conference at the Collier County Public Schools district office Friday morning. He was joined by Enterprise Florida Secretary of Commerce Jamal Sowell. Watch again in the player below or click here.