Florida unemployment rate stays at 12% as state sheds 17,900 jobs
By Jeff Harrington, Times Staff Writer Friday, January 21, 2011
Florida’s unemployment rate remained stagnant at 12 percent in December, but the labor pool lost an estimated 17,900 jobs from November, state officials reported this morning.
In a positive note, Florida continued a six-month streak of adding jobs compared to a year ago. The number of jobs statewide is up 43,500, or just under 1 percent, compared to December 2009.
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