Florida Unemployment Rate Stays at 6.2 Percent

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott said 2,100 new private-sector jobs were created in July. The unemployment rate stayed at 6.2 percent, the same as June.

Scott noted on Friday that more than 620,000 jobs had been created in the private sector since he took over from then-Gov. Charlie Crist at the start of 2011. Despite spending most of his political life as a Republican, Crist is the favorite to win the Democratic primary later this month which will determine who takes on Scott in November.

Floridas private sector created more than 2,000 jobs for Florida families in July, bringing total private-sector job creation since December 2010 to 620,300, Scott said on Friday. Every new job positively impacts a family, and todays announcement is more great news for Florida families looking to live the American dream in the Sunshine State. Florida continues to see positive job growth highlighting our economic recovery, so lets keep working to make sure every Floridian who wants a job can get one.