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Florida starts September on the right foot with a drop in new unemployment filings
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (373+ words) The number of new jobless claims in Florida decreased slightly for the first week of September. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reports there were 5,365 first-time unemployment filings for the week ending Sept. 5 in the Sunshine State. That’s down by 93 claims…...
Middle Class Summit returns to Hollywood with focuses on AI, housing, healthcare
6+ day, 46+ min ago (417+ words) A two-day conference on economic mobility returns to Hollywood next week, with artificial intelligence newly in focus. Newton B. Sanon, President and CEO of the Opportunities Industrialization Centers of South Florida (OIC), is convening the Middle Class Summit Sept. 9-10 at the…...
Florida sees slight uptick in first-time unemployment filings for final week of August
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (314+ words) The last week of August saw a slight uptick in jobless claims in Florida, the second week in a row unemployment claims were on the rise. U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) latest first-time unemployment filing data released Thursday shows Florida with…...
Loss of confidence: UF survey finds sixth straight month of falling consumer sentiment in Sunshine State
1+ week, 1+ day ago (314+ words) Florida consumers are more pessimistic about the economy than they’ve been in months, with August marking the sixth straight month of declining confidence. The University of Florida survey showed that the consumer sentiment index dropped from 69.3 in July to 67.4 in…...
On a roll: Florida posts another week of declining first-time jobless claims
1+ week, 3+ day ago (392+ words) Florida has sailed through most of this Summer with little bad news on the jobless front, and yet another report on new unemployment claims is showing those claims declining. There were 5,033 first-time jobless filings in the state for the week…...
Florida's July unemployment rate comes in at 4.6%, the second straight month of decline
2+ week, 2+ day ago (359+ words) Florida’s unemployment rate dropped for the second month in a row in July. The jobless figure came in at 4.6% last month, according to figures released by FloridaCommerce, the state’s economic development bureau. That’s a decline from June’s rate of 4.7%. Florida…...
Florida has a new rival for America’s vacation dollars
2+ week, 6+ day ago (358+ words) Americans made 23.3 million trips to Europe in 2025, the highest number on record and nearly 5% more than the year before, according to federal data. Tourism Economics expects the number to rise by another 5% in 2026, The Wall Street Journal reported. That matters…...
Florida's new unemployment claims fall again during second week of August
3+ week, 55+ min ago (344+ words) The hot streak for declining new jobless filings this Summer in Florida continued into the middle of August. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reports there were 5,470 first-time claims for the week ending Aug. 15. That’s a decrease of 327 from the week…...
Florida economy still growing as population surge, housing market begin to cool
4+ week, 1+ day ago (451+ words) Florida’s economic engine is still running strong, though it may be easing off the accelerator. A new midyear analysis from the Florida Chamber Foundation finds the state’s $1.8 trillion economy continuing to expand even as population and economic growth moderate and…...
UF survey: Florida consumers more pessimistic about economic outlook for fifth month in a row
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (321+ words) Consumer sentiment among Floridians saw yet another slide in July as the war with Iran cast a pall over the economy, according to a survey conducted by the University of Florida. The report shows consumer confidence among residents has dropped…...