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The unemployment rate in Florida tied an all-time record high... 11 point nine percent. That's 2 percent higher than the national average. The last time Florida's rate was this high was 1975. In her monthly press conference, Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation economist Rebecca Rust talked about how the industries are faring in Florida.
She says there are a few characteristics that can be credited to the decline in jobs.
She says the metro areas of Gainesville and Tallahassee are tied for the lowest unemployment rates in the state at 8 point 9 percent, mainly due to the high number of state jobs.