(The Center Square) —The Florida Department of Commerce released a new report on the state’s unemployment rate, showing that while it has risen slightly from a year ago, it continues to outpace the national average. According to the report, Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.3% as of April 2024, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from March 2024 and 0.6% higher than a year ago. The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.9% in April. ... Read this story
