ALLAHASSEE, Florida - The economy out of recession battered Florida in 2010 began and ended the same way - from 12 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of unemployment.
State officials said on Friday the unemployment rate for December was Labour on 12 percent, the same as in January 2010, unchanged from November. That leaves Florida with more than 1.1 million unemployed.
It is also 2.6 percentage points above the figure of 9.4 percent for December.
Despite this sad news, there was at least an encouraging sign on the unemployment report year-end. Florida added 43,000 jobs since December 2009.
This is not open and close, however, because there is so much growth - just 0.6 percent - in the workforce numbering 9.2 million, while total employment actually fell by 17,900 between November and December.
On the positive side, the sixth straight month in December to show growth, even small ones, at work, compared to the same month in 2009, said the Agency for Workforce Innovation Director Cynthia R. Lorenzo.
"And with Governor Rick Scott's emphasis on strategies to raise and support job creation is expected to further improve our economy," Lorenzo said in a statement.
The new Republican governor, a billionaire who never before had run for office last year, campaigned on the promise of creating 700,000 new jobs in seven years. That is also about 1 million jobs economists expect the state of Florida to add, as it recovers from a recession, even if the government does nothing for that period.
Scott wants to create these jobs through Florida businesses to use. His plans include tax cuts and government regulation and increased attention and spending on economic development.
State unemployment rate fluctuated at or near 12 percent in the last year and many of the modern record of 12.3 percent in March.
Its lowest point last year was 11.4 percent in June.
Economists expect unemployment to remain in the State of Florida, or about 11.8 percent in the first quarter of this year, before gradually begins to fall.
Sector has shown strong employment growth in December were health care and private education, leisure and hospitality and trade, transportation and utilities.
The construction sector remains the largest job losses, decreased by 20,200 jobs from December to December.
Liberty County in the Panhandle was the lowest unemployment rate at 7.7 status in December. It was followed by Monroe, 7.9 percent; Alachua, 8.2 percent, Leon and Okaloosa, 8.3 percent, and Wakulla counties, 8.4 percent. Most of these countries have a high percentage of employment, including universities and military bases.
Flagler County Hendry and placed a high unemployment rate of 15.7 percent. This is followed by Hernando, 14.5 percent, St. Lucie, 14.1 percent, Marion, 14 percent, and Indian River, 13.6 percent.
State officials said on Friday the unemployment rate for December was Labour on 12 percent, the same as in January 2010, unchanged from November. That leaves Florida with more than 1.1 million unemployed.
It is also 2.6 percentage points above the figure of 9.4 percent for December.
Despite this sad news, there was at least an encouraging sign on the unemployment report year-end. Florida added 43,000 jobs since December 2009.
This is not open and close, however, because there is so much growth - just 0.6 percent - in the workforce numbering 9.2 million, while total employment actually fell by 17,900 between November and December.
On the positive side, the sixth straight month in December to show growth, even small ones, at work, compared to the same month in 2009, said the Agency for Workforce Innovation Director Cynthia R. Lorenzo.
"And with Governor Rick Scott's emphasis on strategies to raise and support job creation is expected to further improve our economy," Lorenzo said in a statement.
The new Republican governor, a billionaire who never before had run for office last year, campaigned on the promise of creating 700,000 new jobs in seven years. That is also about 1 million jobs economists expect the state of Florida to add, as it recovers from a recession, even if the government does nothing for that period.
Scott wants to create these jobs through Florida businesses to use. His plans include tax cuts and government regulation and increased attention and spending on economic development.
State unemployment rate fluctuated at or near 12 percent in the last year and many of the modern record of 12.3 percent in March.
Its lowest point last year was 11.4 percent in June.
Economists expect unemployment to remain in the State of Florida, or about 11.8 percent in the first quarter of this year, before gradually begins to fall.
Sector has shown strong employment growth in December were health care and private education, leisure and hospitality and trade, transportation and utilities.
The construction sector remains the largest job losses, decreased by 20,200 jobs from December to December.
Liberty County in the Panhandle was the lowest unemployment rate at 7.7 status in December. It was followed by Monroe, 7.9 percent; Alachua, 8.2 percent, Leon and Okaloosa, 8.3 percent, and Wakulla counties, 8.4 percent. Most of these countries have a high percentage of employment, including universities and military bases.
Flagler County Hendry and placed a high unemployment rate of 15.7 percent. This is followed by Hernando, 14.5 percent, St. Lucie, 14.1 percent, Marion, 14 percent, and Indian River, 13.6 percent.