Florida's Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.4 Percent

The unemployment rate continues to fall in the Sunshine State, with the latest figures noting a 6.4 percent unemployment rate for the month of November.

November's number is the lowest Florida's unemployment rate has been since July 2008. Unemployment in Florida continues to stay below the national average, which is 7 percent.

We havent experienced an unemployment rate this low in over five years," began Gov. Rick Scott. "At 6.4 percent, were well below the nations 7 percent unemployment rate, and we added another 6,000 new jobs in November. Weve cut taxes, made government more efficient and provided more services to families. The result: We are creating an opportunity economy that supports more than 446,000 new private-sector jobs since December 2010. Todays news is great, but were not finished. Were proposing to cut automobile taxes and fees by $401 million in our next budget. In 2009, those fees were raised, and were going to undo that 54 percent increase on Florida families.