{"id":1706595,"date":"2022-10-22T06:05:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T10:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1706595"},"modified":"2022-10-22T07:18:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T11:18:39","slug":"florida-unemployment-rate-falls-to-another-historic-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-unemployment-rate-falls-to-another-historic-low\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Unemployment Rate Falls to Another Historic Low"},"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\">16<\/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-unemployment-rate-falls-to-another-historic-low%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=1706595&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--><p class=\"Standard\">PUNTA GORDA, Fla.\u2013Florida\u2019s unemployment rate continues to outpace the national averages, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Oct. 21, saying The Sunshine State has hit \u201canother historic low,\u201d despite the devastating impact of Hurricane Ian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Standard\">DeSantis announced that the state\u2019s September unemployment rate dropped to 2.5 percent. It is the second lowest rate in state recorded history and the lowest since October 2006, the governor\u2019s office said in a written statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Standard\">On Aug. 19, DeSantis announced that Florida\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/floridas-unemployment-rate-drops-to-historic-low-of-2-7-percent_4680857.html?utm_medium=search&#038;utm_source=ai#https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/floridas-unemployment-rate-drops-to-historic-low-of-2-7-percent_4680857.html?utm_medium=search&#038;utm_source=ai\">July unemployment rate<\/a> had dropped to \u201ca historic low\u201d of 2.7 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Standard\">The governor\u2019s office reported in late August that \u201cthis level has only been reached three times\u201d since 1976, when the state began recording unemployment data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Standard\">In September, Florida also had the second fastest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the nation, growing at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the second quarter of 2022, whereas the national GDP has declined for two consecutive quarters, which demonstrates that Florida\u2019s economy has remained strong, the governor said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Standard\">\u201cFlorida\u2019s economy continues to outpace the national average,\u201d DeSantis said in a prepared release. \u201cFloridians are finding jobs, and our state\u2019s businesses are thriving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Standard\">While inflation continues to surge nationally under current federal policies, and with \u201cSouthwest Florida recovering from Hurricane Ian, Florida has maintained sound fiscal and economic policies that will help us mitigate these challenges,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Standard\">During the year, statistics show, private sector job numbers grew by 5.8 percent or 461,500. And\u00a0that private sector growth averaged 1.4 percent faster that the national rate of 4.4 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Standard\">For 29 consecutive months ending September 2022, Florida employers added jobs, the release said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Standard\">The governor\u2019s office also reported that, over the last year, the private sector job growth rate has exceeded the national rate for 18 consecutive months since April 2021. And that leading the growth in private sector jobs is the education and health services industry adding 19,100 jobs with construction adding 6,900 and the leisure and hospitality industry with another 6,900 jobs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Standard\">September data indicates that there are job opportunities available throughout the state, with more than 464,000 jobs posted online, the release said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida\u2019s economy is strong, resilient, and positioned for continued success,\u201d according to Department of Economic Opportunity Secretary<span> Dane Eagle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Standard\">DeSantis was recently endorsed by four job creation organizations at an event in Tampa. The National Federation of Independent Business Florida PAC, Florida Trucking Association PAC, Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida, and the Florida Home Builders Association endorsed him for his second term as governor of Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Standard\">The Florida Trucking Association, in its nearly 90-year history, has never endorsed a candidate until now. However, the governor\u2019s fiscal policies are what drove the trucking association to endorse the governor.\u00a0 Alix Miller, President and CEO of the Florida Trucking Association, said that trucking is an intricate part of Florida\u2019s industry from medical to retail and commended the governor for keeping the state open during the COVID lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Standard\">\u201cAll rely on the more than 114,000 trucking companies in the state to stay in business,\u201d she said during the campaign event. \u201cAnd with that comes a historic endorsement of Gov. DeSantis in recognition of the commitment he has shown to keep our supply chain health and our economy booming.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-jannis-falkenstern\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WEB_JannisFalkenstern.jpg\" alt=\"Jannis Falkenstern\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jannis Falkenstern is an Epoch Times reporter who covers the state of Florida.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PUNTA GORDA, Fla.\u2013Florida\u2019s unemployment rate continues to outpace the national averages, Gov. 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