Florida Unemployment Stays at 10.6 Percent in June

There was no monthly change in the statewide unemployment rate last month, as an Agency for Workforce Innovation report released Friday shows the jobless rate remained at 10.6 percent in June.

The rate is 0.8 percent less than June 2010, but there are still 982,000 unemployed workers in a work force of more than 9.23 million. Florida added 4,300 jobs in June, much less than the 28,000 gained in May, when the state led the nation in job creation. So far this year, the Sunshine State has added 85,500 jobs.

The June numbers interrupt Gov. Rick Scott's streak of five straight monthly unemployment rate decreases, with the jobless rate falling from 12 percent since he took office in January.

"While Florida's continued pattern of job growth is good news, we still have much work to do to restore our state's economy to pre-recession levels, and that effort remains our highest priority. Under Governor Scott's leadership and through Florida's nationally recognized work force services, we are committed to ensuring our employers and potential employers have the support they need to succeed and create the jobs that will continue Florida's forward momentum," said AWI director Cynthia Lorenzo.