jobless rate

The U.S. Department of Labor estimated Thursday that 35,960 initial unemployment claims were filed in Florida during the week that ended Oct. 17, down from 47,904 the prior week and 42,306 during the week that ended Oct. 3.

However, jobless claims remain high across the state.

Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 10.4% in June from the previous month’s 13.7%.The drop reflects the reopening of the state’s theme parks,…

Gov. Ron DeSantis touted private-sector job creation Friday as Florida’s unemployment rate held steady from May to June.The 3.4 percent jobless rate for…

The economy continued to add jobs at a steady pace last month and the unemployment rate remained low. Analysts have been looking for signs that wage growth might pick up, but it held steady, too.