Florida's Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 6.2 Percent

Gov. Rick Scott announced Florida's job numbers for February on Friday, revealing that the state created 32,100 private-sector jobs over the month.

According to a press release from the governor's office, this is the highest number of private-sector Florida jobs created in a single month since Scott took office.

Despite the positive growth in job numbers, the states unemployment rate for February remained at 6.2 percent, which is the lowest unemployment rate in the state since June 2008. The rate held steady from the revised January rate of 6.2 percent.

Florida's unemployment rate remains below the national unemployment rate, which was 6.7 percent in February.

The numbers are a positive for Scott, who is using jobs and a low unemployment rate as part of his re-election campaign.

"It is clear that businesses are growing and creating more jobs and opportunities for Floridians," said Scott. "We are moving Floridas opportunity economy forward and the addition of more than 32,000 private-sector jobs in just last month is great news for Florida families. Lets keep working so that every Floridian who wants a job can get one, so lets keep working.