{"id":924225,"date":"2021-10-26T11:14:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=924225"},"modified":"2021-10-26T11:14:28","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:14:28","slug":"florida-has-the-fastest-job-growth-rate-in-the-nation-significantly-faster-than-national-average","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-has-the-fastest-job-growth-rate-in-the-nation-significantly-faster-than-national-average\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Has The Fastest Job Growth Rate In The Nation, Significantly Faster Than National Average"},"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\">30<\/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-has-the-fastest-job-growth-rate-in-the-nation-significantly-faster-than-national-average%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=924225&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>Florida\u2019s job market is recovering significantly faster than the national average, according to new figures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The United States economy gained 194,000 jobs in the month of September, severely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/10\/08\/september-jobs-report.html\">missing<\/a> economists\u2019 expectations. However, Florida alone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/laus.nr0.htm\">gained<\/a> 84,500 jobs during the same period \u2014 leading the nation in terms of the largest percentage increase.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/2021\/10\/22\/floridas-september-job-growth-rate-is-three-times-faster-than-the-nation\/\">statement<\/a> from the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL):<\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s economy accelerated in September 2021, growing at three times the rate over the month compared to the nation. Overall for the month, Florida gained 84,500 total jobs, including nearly 73,000 private-sector jobs. This month marks 17 months of private-sector job growth, increasing by 5.6% over the year. Florida has experienced this magnitude of monthly private sector job growth on only four other occasions in the past 30 years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Florida has experienced 11 consecutive months of labor force increases, adding 50,000 workers over the month. Florida\u2019s labor force growth represents a 5.4% increase over-the-year, which is significantly higher than the national rate of 0.8%. In total, Florida has gained more than one million jobs since April 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are outpacing the nation in job growth and job opportunities because businesses know that Florida will stand up for them,\u201d said DeSantis in the release. \u201cDespite tremendous national headwinds and economic uncertainty, Florida has reached a level of job growth only seen on four other occasions in the past 30 years. We will continue to work hard to keep Florida open, free and built for opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis was one of the first governors to pull his state from enhanced federal unemployment checks funded by President Joe Biden\u2019s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. A recent report from the Foundation for Government Accountability \u2014 a Florida-based think tank seeking to reform welfare initiatives \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/why-ron-desantis-was-right-to-pull-florida-out-of-extra-unemployment-checks\">confirms<\/a> that DeSantis\u2019 decision to end the handouts paid significant dividends for the state\u2019s job market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom late May \u2014 when Gov. DeSantis announced he was ending the $300 weekly unemployment bonus \u2014 through late August, Florida employers hired nearly 1.3 million new workers,\u201d the report says. \u201cNearly 400,000 of these new hires were recorded in the first three weeks following the unemployment bonus\u2019s elimination. As the bonus ended, employers\u2019 hiring rates spiked, allowing them to fill needed open jobs. For the first time in months, the number of unfilled positions in Florida began to decline in August, as more Floridians left unemployment and returned to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More recently, DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-to-call-special-legislative-session-to-address-covid-19-vaccine-mandates\">announced<\/a> plans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida\u2019s job market is recovering significantly faster than the national average, according to new figures.\u00a0The United States economy gained 194,000 jobs in the month of September, severely missing economists\u2019 expectations. However, Florida alone gained 84,500 jobs during the same period \u2014 leading the nation in terms of the largest percentage increase.According to a statement from the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL):Florida\u2019s economy accelerated in September 2021, growing at three times the rate over the month compared to the nation. Overall for the month, Florida gained 84,500 total jobs, including nearly 73,000 private-sector jobs. This month marks 17 months of private-sector job growth, increasing by 5.6% over the year. Florida has experienced this magnitude of monthly private sector job growth on only four other occasions in the past 30 years.\u00a0In addition, Florida has experienced 11 consecutive months of labor force increases, adding 50,000 workers over the month. Florida\u2019s labor force growth represents a 5.4% increase over-the-year, which is significantly higher than the national rate of 0.8%. In total, Florida has gained more than one million jobs since April 2020.\u201cWe are outpacing the nation in job growth and job opportunities because businesses know that Florida will stand up for them,\u201d said DeSantis in the release. \u201cDespite tremendous national headwinds and economic uncertainty, Florida has reached a level of job growth only seen on four other occasions in the past 30 years. We will continue to work hard to keep Florida open, free and built for opportunity.\u201dDeSantis was one of the first governors to pull his state from enhanced federal unemployment checks funded by President Joe Biden\u2019s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. A recent report from the Foundation for Government Accountability \u2014 a Florida-based think tank seeking to reform welfare initiatives \u2014 confirms that DeSantis\u2019 decision to end the handouts paid significant dividends for the state\u2019s job market.\u201cFrom late May \u2014 when Gov. DeSantis announced he was ending the $300 weekly unemployment bonus \u2014 through late August, Florida employers hired nearly 1.3 million new workers,\u201d the report says. \u201cNearly 400,000 of these new hires were recorded in the first three weeks following the unemployment bonus\u2019s elimination. As the bonus ended, employers\u2019 hiring rates spiked, allowing them to fill needed open jobs. For the first time in months, the number of unfilled positions in Florida began to decline in August, as more Floridians left unemployment and returned to work.\u201dMore recently, DeSantis announced plans to call a special legislative session to address COVID-19 vaccine mandates \u2014 an attempt to undermine the Biden administration\u2019s pending vaccine requirements for private employers.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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