As Florida state lawmakers return to Tallahassee this week to negotiate the state budget, attention is being focused on whether Florida’s economy is going in the wrong direction. The state’s ...

For an eighth consecutive month Florida’s jobless rate has increased, with job declines in the finance, manufacturing and ...

Florida’s unemployment rate in February ticked up for the second consecutive month, but a state official said it’s “too early” to link any increase to ongoing federal job cuts. The Florida Department ...

Nationally, April's jobs numbers exceeded expectations of most economists, with employers adding a projected 115,000 jobs.

Florida’s unemployment rate has jumped from the mid-3% range one year ago to the mid-4% range as of February, sparking debate about the health of the economy amid increasing signs the state’s momentum ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 5,540 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Unemployment is rising in Florida, including in Jacksonville and nearby counties in Northeast Florida. The latest report from the Florida Department of Commerce comes just after ...

Florida’s unemployment rate in April was the highest in more than two years as it inched up for a second consecutive month. The state Department of Commerce on Friday released a report that estimated ...

The first jobs report fully under the new Trump administration showed a softening job market, with the unemployment rate ticking up to 4.1% in February, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures ...