JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 17 -- The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity issued the following news on June 16, 2023: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Jacksonville area added private sector jobs at a rate of 4.3 percent over the year in May 2023, an increase of 29,900 jobs. Unchanged over the year, the Jacksonville area's unemployment rate was 2.7 percent In May 2023. The Jacksonville area's labor force increased by 4.0 percent over the year in May 2023, an increase of 33  more