FLORIDA BUSINESSES CREATED
MORE THAN 31,000 NEW JOBS IN NOVEMBER
Last month , Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida businesses created 31,600 new private-sector jobs in November , bringing the total number of jobs created since December 2010 to 1,266,900 . For the 56th consecutive month , Florida ’ s annual job growth rate of 3.5 percent is exceeding the nation ’ s rate of 1.7 percent . Governor Scott will highlight this announcement at HostDime , a global data center provider of cloud-based products , later this morning . HostDime recently broke ground on a new data center facility which will help create more than 50 new jobs in Orlando . The company currently employs more than 120 Floridians .
Governor Scott said , “ I am proud to announce that more than 31,000 new jobs were created by Florida businesses last month . As we approach the end of the year , it is a great time
to reflect on how much our families and businesses have accomplished because we have turned Florida ’ s economy around . Next month we will have a new president , Donald Trump , who is laser focused on growing American jobs and turning around our national economy like we have done in Florida .”
Florida ’ s labor force has grown by 174,000 over the year , increasing by 64,000 over-the-month in November alone and exceeding the national labor force growth rate . This shows that more Floridians are confident in their ability to find a new opportunity in the job market . The state ’ s unemployment rate was 4.9 percent in November , as a result of the rapidly growing labor force .
Cissy Proctor , Executive Director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity , said , “ November was another very strong month for job creation in Florida , which is great news for job seekers . Florida ’ s consistent job growth and plentiful job opportunities prove that now is a great time for Floridians to find their dream job .”
To view the November 2016 employment data click here .
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10 DITCHMEN • DECEMBER 2016