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superpatriotman

(6,870 posts)
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 01:51 PM Oct 2012

Unemployment Drops in Florida

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/careers/ask-marcia/sfl-floridas-unemployment-september-2012,0,3389448.story

In the last tally before the election, Florida's unemployment slipped to 8.7 percent in September, down from 8.8 in August, the state said Friday. A year ago, unemployment was 10.5 percent in the state.

In South Florida, unemployment also fell. Broward's jobless rate dropped to 7.5 percent compared to 9.3 percent a year ago. Palm Beach's jobless rate was 9.2 percent compared to 11.1 percent in September 2011. Broward's August rate was revised upward to 7.9 percent from 7.8 percent.


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Unemployment Drops in Florida (Original Post) superpatriotman Oct 2012 OP
Those numbers are cooked... I say... cooked. GulleyJimson Oct 2012 #1
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