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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a job fair on Thursday, February 2, 2023, starting at 10:00 a.m. The Job Fair will be hosted at the PCSO Northeast District Community Room located at 1100 Dunson Road in Davenport. The original…
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TAMPA, Fla. – Employers in the Tampa Bay region and job seekers come together this week for a five-hour career expo featuring some of the top names in business and some of the top talent in the region. OSB Job Fair & Career Expo will…
Read More Registration Still Open For Employers, Job Seekers At OSB Job Fair And Career Expo Thursday At Raymond James Stadium
First-time unemployment claims in Florida ticked up after the holidays, while the national total dipped slightly. The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday said an estimated 7,110 jobless claims were filed in Florida during the week that ended Jan. 7, up from 4,238 during the…
Read More Florida Jobless Claims Tick Up Post-Holiday
Unemployment claims in Florida decreased during the year-end holiday period. The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday released a report that said an estimated 4,064 claims were filed in Florida during the week that ended Dec. 31, down from a revised count of 4,579 during…
Read More Florida Jobless Claims Down During Holidays
Florida saw an uptick in its unemployment rate in October after deadly Hurricane Ian swept through Southwest Florida, while the labor force continues to grow, according to numbers released Friday. The state Department of Economic Opportunity said the unemployment rate was 2.7 percent in October,…
Read More Florida Jobless Rate Up After Hurricane Ian
Florida’s already-low unemployment rate dipped to 2.5 percent in September, though the numbers don’t take into account economic effects of Hurricane Ian. A state economist said Friday that October numbers likely will show an impact from the Category 4 storm, which made landfall Sept. 28…
Read More Gov. DeSantis Announces Florida Jobless Rate Down To 2.5 Percent