Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

Florida’s unemployment rate inched down slightly from July to August, as the labor force continues to grow but the number of people without jobs holds steady. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity on Friday announced the state’s unemployment rate for August stood at 5.0 percent, down 0.1 percentage point from the mark in July.

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