Rick Scott: Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.2 Percent

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott announced Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent in September as 8,700 new jobs were created. In August, the unemployment rate was 5.3 percent. 

“Today’s announcement that Florida businesses added 8,700 new jobs last month and our unemployment rate is at the lowest level in seven years is great news,” Scott said. “By working to diversify our economy, we want to make Florida first for job creation so families have more opportunities in Florida than in any other state to live their dreams.”
 
Jesse Panuccio, the executive director of the state Department of Economic Opportunity, noted that there were still many unfilled job openings across Florida. 

“This month brought more good news for Florida’s economy as the unemployment rate fell again and thousands more jobs were added,” Panuccio said. “The number of unemployed individuals is also at a seven-year low, and there are more than 267,000 job openings across the state. Because of Florida’s pro-growth policies, we have one of the top-performing economies in the nation.”