TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 17 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida's unemployment rate remains the lowest among the 10 largest states in the nation for the twelfth consecutive month. In May 2023, Florida's unemployment rate remained at 2.6 percent for the fifth consecutive month. Florida's statewide unemployment rate of 2.6 percent was 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 3.7 percent.  more