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According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the unemployment rate for Florida is now at 8.5% – way up from the 2006 pre-recession, lowest-ever rate of 3.3 % and a discouraging number for current job seekers. Savvy career and educational planning are needed to navigate today’s job market; setting career goals and upgrading skills [...]
January payroll employment rises (+157,000); jobless rate essentially unchanged in United States
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 157,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week. Retail trade, construction, health care, and wholesale trade added jobs over the month. Household Survey Data The number of unemployed persons, at 12.3 million, was little changed [...]
Employment Rate Up, Unemployment Rate Unchanged
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 155,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in health care, food services and drinking places, construction, and manufacturing. The number of unemployed persons, at 12.2 million, was little changed in December. The unemployment rate held [...]
Oct. Jobs Up 171,000, Unemployment At 7.9%
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 171,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in professional and business services, health care, and retail trade. Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Sandy had no discernable effect on the employment and unemployment data for October. Household [...]
Palm Beach County Unemployment Rate Drops for Second Consecutive Month; Down Nearly 2 Percentage Points Compared to Last Year
Palm Beach County’s unemployment rate for September 2012 is 9.2 percent – a 0.4 percentage point decrease from the August 2012 rate of 9.6 percent – and a 1.9 percentage point decrease from the September 2011 rate of 11.1 percent, according to information provided today by Workforce Alliance and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. [...]
Ten Broward Residents Busted In “Operation Double Dip”
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Richard L. Walker, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations (Atlanta Regional Office), and Hunting F. Deutsch, Executive Director, State of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), announce the filing of federal [...]
Sept. Unemployment Rate Fell To 7.8%; Employment Up In Health, Transportation & Warehousing
The unemployment rate decreased to 7.8 percent in September, and total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 114,000. Employment increased in health care and in transportation and warehousing but changed little in most other major industries. The unemployment rate declined by 0.3 percentage point to 7.8 percent in September. For the first 8 months of the [...]
Sept. Unemployment Rate Fell To 7.8%; Employment Up In Health, Transportation & Warehousing
The unemployment rate decreased to 7.8 percent in September, and total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 114,000. Employment increased in health care and in transportation and warehousing but changed little in most other major industries. The unemployment rate declined by 0.3 percentage point to 7.8 percent in September. For the first 8 months of the [...]
Hollywood Dreams Turn Into Nightmare in Port St Lucie
By Jose Lambiet, GossipExtra.com – John Textor, who peddled dreams of Tinseltown East in exchange for millions in aid from the state and the strapped-for-cash cities of Port St. Lucie and West Palm Beach, abruptly resigned as CEO of the animation studio Digital Domain this morning. The palatial special effects production facility off I-95 in Port St. Lucie suddenly [...]
August Employment UP, Unemployment Rate DOWN
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 96,000 in August, and the unemployment rate edged down to 8.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in food services and drinking places, in professional and technical services, and in health care. To read the complete report click here. ______________ The Employment Situation for [...]
