TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 16 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Governor Ron DeSantis announced Florida's March 2022 employment data, including a declining unemployment rate and strong job growth. In March 2022, Florida added 4,500 manufacturing jobs over the month, representing the largest single month of growth for Florida manufacturers since May 2020. The data shows that Florida's unemployment rate has remained below the national rate for 16 consecutive mon  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, April 16 -- The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity issued the following news: Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Jacksonville area's private sector employment increased by 40,300 jobs, or 6.3 percent, over the year. The Jacksonville area unemployment rate was 2.5 percent in March 2022, down 2 percentage points from the rate of 4.5 percent in March 2021. The Jacksonville area labor force increased by 4.5 percent over the year, adding 35,569 people to the work  more