/tags/unemployment unemployment en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:36:51 GMT /business/2026-06-08/some-florida-workers-turn-to-trade-jobs-amid-rising-unemployment-and-ai-uncertainties A Tampa nonprofit that offers vocational training found there's a growing interest in the trade industry among women, teenagers and people transitioning out of corporate workplaces. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:36:51 GMT /business/2026-06-08/some-florida-workers-turn-to-trade-jobs-amid-rising-unemployment-and-ai-uncertainties Gabriella Paul /education/2025-10-06/young-south-floridians-with-and-without-a-college-degree-face-challenging-job-market A career path once taken for granted isn’t how it’s working out these days for many young people in South Florida who find themselves in one of the toughest job markets in recent years. Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT /education/2025-10-06/young-south-floridians-with-and-without-a-college-degree-face-challenging-job-market Francesca Cagnana | FIU Caplin News /business/2024-10-25/spirit-airlines-plans-to-cut-jobs-and-sell-some-planes-amid-looming-financial-struggles Spirit says it has identified about $80 million of cost-cutting measures set to begin early next year. Those cuts will be driven primarily by a “reduction in workforce,” the airline disclosed in a Thursday regulatory filing. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:59:54 GMT /business/2024-10-25/spirit-airlines-plans-to-cut-jobs-and-sell-some-planes-amid-looming-financial-struggles Wyatte Grantham Philips | Associated Press /government-politics/2024-06-27/politifact-florida-black-poverty-unemployment-trump-biden Donald Trump was president when Black poverty and unemployment reached record lows. owever, Trump leaves out that his opponent, President Joe Biden, saw both of those record lows surpassed on his watch. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-06-27/politifact-florida-black-poverty-unemployment-trump-biden Louis Jacobson | PolitiFact /business/2024-04-19/jobs-fair-miami-felons-incarcerated-workforce-better-together SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± 200 job-seekers attended a job fair in Miami this week, where all of the employers were willing to hire people who've been previously incarcerated. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 20:51:54 GMT /business/2024-04-19/jobs-fair-miami-felons-incarcerated-workforce-better-together Anita Li /business/2024-04-08/south-florida-unemployment-jobless-hiring-wages-qualifications South Florida’s unemployment rate is the lowest among major metropolitan areas. A new survey finds most Miami-Dade businesses are having a tough time filling open positions. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:21:40 GMT /business/2024-04-08/south-florida-unemployment-jobless-hiring-wages-qualifications Tom Hudson /business/2023-12-12/inflation-unemployment-south-florida-biden South Florida represents extremes of two important economic barometers for the Biden administration — low unemployment but stubborn inflation. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /business/2023-12-12/inflation-unemployment-south-florida-biden Tom Hudson /government-politics/2023-09-25/politifact-florida-hispanic-unemployment-jobs-joe-biden Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show that Hispanic or Latino unemployment was 9.3% in December 2020, President Donald Trump’s last full month in office. That rate fell from 8.5% in January 2021, the month Joe Biden was sworn in, to 4.9% in August 2023. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-25/politifact-florida-hispanic-unemployment-jobs-joe-biden Marta Campabadal Graus /florida-news/2023-04-25/floridas-jobless-rate-remained-the-same-in-march Florida’s unemployment rate remained at 2.6 percent in March, as service-related jobs continued to lead in new hiring and construction jobs fell for a third consecutive month. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 11:30:00 GMT /florida-news/2023-04-25/floridas-jobless-rate-remained-the-same-in-march Jim Turner | News Service of Florida /economy/2022-09-19/floridas-jobless-rate-is-below-the-national-average-and-at-a-level-before-the-covid-19-pandemic The unemployment rate of 2.7% is unchanged from July, and an estimated 293,000 Floridians were out of work last month. Mon, 19 Sep 2022 12:00:00 GMT /economy/2022-09-19/floridas-jobless-rate-is-below-the-national-average-and-at-a-level-before-the-covid-19-pandemic Jim Turner - News Service of Florida