Increase In Job Demand For Florida
Although the states un-employment rate ticked upward once again in July, from 8.6% to 8.8%, the jobs market actually showed an improvement. [This un-employment number is not seasonally adjusted.] In the same time period in 2011 that same number was a full 2% higher. In a press release last Friday, Governor Rick Scott reported that the Florida Dept. of Opportunity stated that Florida was one of only 8 states in the nation that saw an increase in job demand within the private sector. It went on to report that Florida lead the nation in on-line job ads and as a result increases were seen in openings like sales…health care…office support…computer positions. […]