{"id":1037284,"date":"2021-11-20T17:28:42","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T22:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1037284"},"modified":"2021-11-20T17:28:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T22:28:45","slug":"florida-reports-18-consecutive-months-of-private-sector-job-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-reports-18-consecutive-months-of-private-sector-job-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Reports 18 Consecutive Months of Private Sector Job Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-reports-18-consecutive-months-of-private-sector-job-growth%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1037284&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Ron-De-Santis-in-Brandon-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Florida has experienced 18 consecutive months of private sector job growth, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>According to a news release from the governor\u2019s office, Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/2021\/11\/19\/governor-desantis-announces-floridas-october-2021-economic-data-demonstrates-continued-economic-growth-thanks-to-successful-policies-that-put-floridians-and-businesses-first\/\">added<\/a> 44,300&nbsp;jobs in October. Overall, the job growth rate has increased 5.7 percent in the state this year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, Florida has seen \u201c12 consecutive months of labor force increases with a growth of 29,000 over the month,\u201d according to the governor\u2019s office. \u201cFlorida\u2019s labor force growth represents a 5.8% increase over the year, which is significantly higher than the national rate of 0.5%. Florida\u2019s unemployment rate, currently at 4.6%, also decreased by 0.2 percentage points from the revised September 2021 rate of 4.8%.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn total, Florida has gained 1,111,000 private sector jobs since April 2020, which represents 89% of jobs lost during the pandemic that have been recovered. Florida continues to see significant increases in labor force, growing 579,000 over the year as Floridians gain confidence in returning to work. Florida\u2019s unemployment rate has lowered over the year, decreasing by 1.2 percentage points. Data in the month of October indicates that there continue to be many job opportunities available for Floridians throughout the state, with more than 518,000 jobs posted online,\u201d the release noted.<\/p>\n<p>The Sunshine State\u2019s unemployment rate sits at 4.6 percent. According to the data, industries seeing the most job growth in October include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leisure and Hospitality with 16,600 new jobs<\/li>\n<li>Trade, Transportation, and Utilities with 10,400 new jobs<\/li>\n<li>Education and Health Services with 6,600 new jobs<\/li>\n<li>Other Services with 4,200 new jobs<\/li>\n<li>Professional and Business Services with 3,700 new jobs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cFlorida\u2019s economy continues to grow faster than the nation because we put the needs of Floridians and businesses first and make smart policy decisions that push back against heavy-handed mandates,\u201d DeSantis, who has opposed government mandates throughout the course of the pandemic, said. \u201cWith 18 consecutive months of job growth and 12 consecutive months of labor force increases, we will continue to make investments that move our economy forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.377358490566\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In October, Florida created another 44,000 private sector jobs and unemployment continued to decline. Our state\u2019s economy is growing faster than the nation because we keep our businesses open and push back against heavy-handed mandates. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eQZIutcDtm\">pic.twitter.com\/eQZIutcDtm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1461727553127911433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The news comes on the heels of DeSantis&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/18\/gov-desantis-signs-legislation-protecting-florida-jobs-against-vaccine-mandates\/\">signing<\/a> of legislation on Thursday in Brandon, Florida, designed to protect Floridians from losing their jobs over forced coronavirus shots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida has experienced 18 consecutive months of private sector job growth, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced on Friday. 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