FL House Dem leader: State’s economy ‘stalling’ as unemployment climbs

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 856

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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As Florida state lawmakers return to Tallahassee this week to negotiate the state budget, attention is being focused on whether Florida’s economy is going in the wrong direction.

The state’s unemployment rate for March was at 4.7%, tied with four other states at 35th in the nation. That’s above the national unemployment rate of 4.3%. There are now 523,000 jobless Floridians, and the state has lost 22,400 jobs over the past …

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