Florida Unemployment Rate Drops Again in April May 18, 2012 | WMFE - Florida's unemployment rate dropped to 8.7 percent in April. That's a decline from the 9 percent rate in March but it's still higher than the national jobless rate of 8.1 percent for April.
The jobless rate declined in the Metro Orlando region to 8.2 percent down from 8.6 percent the previous month. The professional and business services sector added the most jobs in Florida followed by private education, health services, trade and transportation and the leisure and hospitality industries.
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