Fishkind Commentaries: Smaller Labor Pool Skews Jobless Numbers May 22, 2012 | WMFE - The latest figures from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity show Florida's unemployment rate is continuing to decline. The overall, statewide rate for April dropped to 8.7% down from a rate of 9% in March. That statewide figure is the lowest unemployment rate since January 2009 and the state's job growth has been positive for 21 consecutive months.
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