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For the year to date, Florida gained 163,900 jobs over the year, an increase of 1.7%. According to the data, eight of the 10 largest industries in Florida saw employment gains compared to the same ...
South Florida’s tri-county region posted 2.6% jobless mark last month. Florida jobless rate stays at 2.7% in August. Miami metro area boasts state’s lowest unemployment
In Brevard County, the unemployment rate rose to 2.6% in October, up from 2.5% in September, but down from 3.3% in October 2021. Unemployment rates rise Brevard, Florida; Hurricane Ian impacts ...
From 2000 to 2015: 1) Foreign-born represented 33% of the aged 16+ population increase, but represented 53% of the labor force increase and 59% of the employment increase; 2) The number of native-born employed increased by 5.6 million (5%) while the number of foreign-born employed increased by 8.0 million (47%); and 3) Labor force participation ...
For 2018–19, the approved state budget is $88.7 billion, a 4.4% increase over the previous 2017–18 budget of $84.9 billion. Chief Executive Magazine named Florida the third "Best State for Business" in 2011. [18] In 2022, as job numbers continue to surge, Florida's unemployment rate dipped to 2.7 percent in July which hit historic low. [19]
High and the persistent unemployment, in which economic inequality increases, has a negative effect on subsequent long-run economic growth. Unemployment can harm growth because it is a waste of resources; generates redistributive pressures and subsequent distortions; drives people to poverty; constrains liquidity limiting labor mobility; and ...
As Florida continues recovering from Hurricane Ian, first-time unemployment claims in the state are coming in at the highest numbers of the year. Ian boosts Florida’s jobless claims. State ...
A total of 36.5 million filed for unemployment insurance from March 21 to May 9. [19] The Congressional Budget Office estimated that costs for unemployment insurance claims were $49 billion in April 2020, versus $3 billion in April 2019. An estimated $27 billion of the increase was due to the $600/week increase in unemployment benefits due to ...