Florida unemployment rate holds steady at 3.7% for third straight month

Florida’s Jobless Rate Holds at 3.7%

Florida’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.7 percent in June, unchanged from the previous month but up 0.3 percentage point from a year earlier, according to figures released Friday by the Department of Commerce. The state’s jobless rate remains below the national average of 4.1 percent, with approximately 415,000 Floridians unemployed out of a labor force of just over 11.19 million. Total nonagricultural employment in Florida stood at 10.06 m…

Florida unemployment rate holds steady at 3.7% for third straight month

Florida’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.7% in June. That’s the third month in a row without any change in the key economic indicator. FloridaCommerce, the state’s business development bureau, says there were 415,000 Floridians out of work last month in a labor force of 11.19 million. While the jobless figure has been holding steady, June’s rate is still higher than a year ago. The latest figure is up by 0.4 percentage points from June 2024’…

Unemployment remains constant in Florida for third consecutive month

(The Center Square) – Florida's June unemployment rate was 3.7%, the same as the past two months, but the state's labor force participation rate ticked down slightly.

Florida Jobless Rate Unchanged

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent in June, while private-sector jobs were down 21,000 from May, according to a report released Friday by the state Department of Commerce. The state estimated 415,000 Floridians qualified as unemployed in June, up 1,000 from May. Meanwhile, the workforce of 11.193 million shrank by 7,000 in the same time. The unemploymen…