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Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Florida Continues to Outperform the Nation in Job Growth
Jan 21, 2022 - floridajobs.org - 20 consecutive months of job growth, 14 consecutive months of labor force increases TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida’s December 2021 economic data outperformed the nation with 20 consecutive...
Businesses seeking to hire as many Jacksonville workers start year hunting for new jobs
Jan. 14, 2022 - Florida Times-Union - What’s the job market like around Jacksonville? One recent afternoon, dozens of employers staffed terminals for a joint online hiring fair organized by a state-sponsored employment agency, while another firm set up its own fair to...
Job hunters, Jacksonville-area employers to connect at online hiring fair Wednesday
Jan. 7, 2022 - Florida Times-Union -- Dozens of businesses have scheduled roles in a “virtual hiring fair” hosted by CareerSource Northeast Florida, the state-supported regional employment agency. The fair, Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., is part of a string of...
Workers quit in record numbers in November, confidence is high
January 6, 2022 - WJXT.com -- Millions of Americans quit their jobs in November, 4.5 million workers to be exact. “This happens when people are very confident that they can find a job,” Ron Whittington with CareerSource Northeast Florida said. “Now that there are jobs...
Northeast Florida Monthly Employment Report – November 2021
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced that the unemployment rate for the Jacksonville region dropped to 3.4 percent in November from 3.8 percent in October 2021. Click the below link to access the full report....
Jacksonville-area unemployment dips to 3.3 percent, feeding demand for apprentices
By Steve Patterson (Florida Times-Union) As thousands of people gained jobs, Jacksonville-area unemployment dropped last month to a rate of 3.3 percent, one of the lowest levels in Florida, data the state released Friday showed. The exact number of new workers is...