inflation

South Florida’s jobless rate was 3% in January, according to data released Monday by the state Commerce Department. The region still has the lowest unemployment rate in the state. The state lost jobs in construction but gained positions in healthcare and hospitality.

Food costs help boost inflation to start the year, but prices are rising beyond the grocery aisle. It is testing consumer's economic optimism.

The new year is underway with unemployment in South Florida still historically low and the inflation rate in a slowdown, while the housing market is… well… kinda complicated.

If passed, it would amend the state constitution to allow larger tax breaks for homeowners by tying an exemption to yearly inflation.

Inflation continued cooling in South Florida in June. The region's annual inflation rate is now lower than that in New York, Philadelphia and Seattle.

The year began with South Florida home to the highest inflation rate and the lowest regional unemployment rate in the country. How about now?

Regional Federal Reserve leader Raphael Bostic is prepared to cast his vote to lower interest rates late this year if he is convinced inflation has been beaten - and he’s not yet.

Looking at the duration of Joe Biden’s presidency and using the standard measures for comparing inflation and wages, inflation has increased 19.3% since January 2021 while wages have risen 16.1%.

South Florida has had one of the most stubbornly high inflation rates in the nation. It also has experienced an increase in registered Republican voters and a drop in Democratic voters. New research finds that the more Republican a region is, the higher the inflation.

Inflation compounds, and it has risen by about 19% during Biden’s presidency. However, Rubio is misleading by failing to note another key factor: rising wages. Prices don’t increase in a vacuum; they can be canceled out, or nearly so, by rising wages.

South Florida's job market is among the tightest in the nation while the inflation rate is the highest, according to the latest figures released by the government this week.

The White House touts strong employment data and easing inflation - including in Florida - as President Biden makes his economic argument for re-election.