Florida s jobless rate falls to 4.8 percent
State s unemployment rate peaked at 12.9% in April 2020
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Posted at 1:21 PM, Mar 15, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-15 13:23:25-04
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. â Despite the leisure and hospitality industry still struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, Florida s unemployment rate continues to improve as vaccinations increase and people return to the workforce.
The state Department of Economic Opportunity reported Monday that Florida s unemployment rate decreased to 4.8 percent in January, down 0.3 percentage points from a revised December rate.
Adrienne Johnston, the department s chief economist, said even as people return to the overall labor force, the need to revitalize the vital leisure and hospitality industry continues to be a focus.
Many cities and municipalities in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast are set to receive millions of dollars in aid under the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress this week.
Local businesses are seeing more customers, and business owners and economists say the rollout of three COVID-19 vaccines may be having a positive effect.
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What s Florida doing with thousands of hydroxychloroquine doses? It was a real problem, Dr. Norman Gaylis says
Hydroxychloroquine did not turn out to be the miracle drug once touted by the former president and sought out by Florida s governor.
and last updated 2021-02-12 17:29:00-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. â It was a promising COVID-19 treatment last year that is now sitting in stockpiles across the country. Hydroxychloroquine did not turn out to be the miracle drug once touted by the former president and sought out by Florida s governor.
Instead, it has become a commodity for which the state has little use.