April 26, 2024
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Gov. Scott: Lockheed Martin to Expand and Create 500 New Jobs in Orlando
Today, Governor Scott announced Lockheed Martin, a global security and aerospace company, will be expanding in Orlando and creating 500 new jobs. The average wage of the 500 new jobs will be $87,064. The company will also invest more than $50 million in their Orlando facility. Lockheed Martin currently employs over 14,000 Floridians at 73 locations.
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Published on 2/15/2018
Lockheed Martin Announces Orlando Expansion, Hiring Plans
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today broke ground on a new, $50 million, 255,000 square foot office facility and announced plans to hire about 1,800 people over the next two years, of which about 500 will be based in Orlando.
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Published on 2/15/2018
Gov. Scott: Florida Businesses Created Nearly 30,000 Private-Sector Jobs in December
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida businesses created nearly 30,000 private-sector jobs in December. Since December 2010, Florida businesses have created 1,497,100 jobs, including nearly 205,000 jobs created in 2017.
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Published on 1/19/2018
Where Florida cities rank on US News & World report's 'Best Paying Cities'
To calculate Best Jobs, U.S. News draws data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to identify jobs with the greatest hiring demand. Jobs are then scored using seven component measures: 10-year growth volume, 10-year growth percentage, median salary, employment rate, future job prospects, stress level and work-life balance.
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Published on 1/10/2018
Wayfair to create 100 jobs at three new distributions centers across Florida
Today, Governor Scott announced that Wayfair Inc., one of the world's largest online retailers for home goods, is opening three new distribution centers in Tampa, Orlando and Miami. This expansion will create 100 new jobs and allow Wayfair to continue to expand delivery to millions of consumers from these Florida locations.
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Published on 12/12/2017
Bridging talent gap, growing opportunities in Florida through apprenticeships
The talent gap we face in Florida is not a new problem nor is it unique to our state. According to the Florida Chamber, while more than 400,000 are looking for jobs, we have 232,000 jobs looking for people.
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Published on 11/27/2017
Florida unemployment rate drops to 3.6 percent
More than 127,000 private-sector jobs were created in October.
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Published on 11/17/2017
MetLife to Expand in Tampa, Add 430 Additional High-Wage Jobs by 2019
The Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation has announced that MetLife, Inc. is expanding its Tampa operations, adding 430 additional, high-wage jobs at its existing campus and investing $25 million in the project.
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Published on 11/6/2017
Florida Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.8 Percent
Today, the Department of Economic Opportunity announced that Florida's unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent in September, the lowest rate in more than a decade.
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Published on 10/20/2017
Sixt to Create 300 New Jobs at New North American Headquarters in Fort Lauderdale
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that Sixt North America, a global auto rental company, has selected Fort Lauderdale as the location for their new, expanded North American headquarters. The expansion will create 300 new jobs and invest $10.4 million in the local community.
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Published on 10/18/2017
Gov. Scott Announces Siemens and Chromalloy to Create 350 New Jobs in Tampa
Governor Rick Scott has announced that Siemens and Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation chose Hillsborough County as the headquarters location for their new joint venture, Advanced Airfoil Components.
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Published on 10/9/2017
Amazon Opens Search for Amazon HQ2 – A Second Headquarters City in North America
New headquarters will be a full equal to Amazon's headquarters in Seattle, and is expected to grow to 50,000 employees as part of the company's ongoing job creation
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Published on 9/29/2017
Federal Reemployment Assistance Available for Additional Counties
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is available to Florida businesses and residents whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted as a result of Hurricane Irma.
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Published on 9/18/2017
Florida Unemployment Rate Drops to 4 Percent in August
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that more than 22,000 private-sector jobs were created in August, while the state's unemployment rate dropped again to 4.0 percent, the lowest in more than a decade.
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Published on 9/15/2017
Florida's July Employment Figures Released
Florida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in July 2017, unchanged from June 2017, and down 0.8 percentage point from a year ago. There were 411,000 jobless Floridians out of a labor force of 10,114,000. The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in July.
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Published on 8/18/2017
Florida Job Growth Rate Continues to Outpace the Nation
Florida Leads Largest States in Job Growth
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Published on 8/3/2017
Talent Hot Spots: Florida employment 'Location Quotient' 2016
To find concentrations of particular talents in Florida, Florida Trend used data from the state Department of Economic Opportunity — what's called the Location Quotient for occupations throughout Florida in 2016. It measures the concentrations of particular workers in Florida's counties.
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Published on 8/2/2017
Florida added 13,500 private sector jobs in June, according to ADP Regional Employment Report®
The State of Florida added 13,500 private sector jobs during the month of June, according to the ADP Regional Employment Report which is produced by ADP®, a leading global provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, in collaboration with Moody's Analytics, Inc.
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Published on 7/13/2017
Corin USA expands headquarters in Hillsborough County, creating 100 new jobs
The company plans to add up to 100 new high-wage jobs by 2022.
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Published on 7/6/2017
Florida unemployment rate drops to 4.3 percent in May
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida's unemployment rate dropped to 4.3 percent in May, the lowest rate since August 2007.
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Published on 6/16/2017
Gov. Scott signs state employee and law enforcement pay raise bill
Today, Governor Rick Scott signed SB 7022 which provides pay raises for Florida's sworn state law enforcement officers, correctional officers and state employees. Governor Scott recommended state law enforcement pay raises in his Fighting for Florida's Future budget earlier this year.
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Published on 6/15/2017
Summary of SB 7022- Public Employees (comprehensive benefits package for Florida employees)
The bill is a comprehensive benefits package for state employees. It includes pay raises, modifications to the Florida Retirement System (FRS), and changes to the State Group Insurance Program.
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Published on 6/14/2017
Florida achieves lowest unemployment rate in almost a decade
15,000 private sector jobs created in April
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Published on 5/19/2017
Florida added 11,100 private sector jobs in April
The State of Florida added 11,100 private sector jobs during the month of April, according to the ADP Regional Employment Report which is produced by ADP®, a leading global provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, in collaboration with Moody's Analytics,
Inc. Broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge, the ADP Regional Employment Report measures the change in regional and state nonfarm private employment each month on a seasonally adjusted basis.
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Published on 5/11/2017
Moffitt Cancer Center ranks No. 4 in nation for diversity and inclusion in health care facilities
DiversityInc's Top Hospitals and Health Systems List is a data-driven survey that looks at national employers and their demographics based on race/ethnicity and gender.
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Published on 5/10/2017
