Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Miami area added 23,500 new private-sector jobs in the last year creating the third highest number of private-sector jobs. The Miami area’s unemployment rate was 1.8 percent in December, down 1.7 percentage points from one year ago. The industry with the highest growth over the year […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Jacksonville area added 21,300 new private-sector jobs in the past year, creating the fourth-highest number of jobs among all Florida metro areas. The area’s unemployment rate was 2.6 percent in December, down 0.5 percentage point from one year ago. The industry with the highest growth over […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Fort Lauderdale area added 13,300 new private-sector jobs in the past year. The Fort Lauderdale area’s unemployment rate was 2.5 percent in December, down 0.6 percentage point from one year ago. The industries with the highest growth over the year in the Fort Lauderdale area […]

Southport, Fla. – Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis announced that the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) has secured an additional $690,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to extend Hurricane Michael crisis counseling services in Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and Washington counties. This funding represents a 90-day extension and provides additional resources […]