Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Jacksonville area added 20,600 new private-sector jobs in the past year. The area’s unemployment rate was 2.8 percent in October, down 0.3 percentage point from one year ago. The industry with the highest growth over the year in the Jacksonville area was professional and business services […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the West Palm Beach area added 8,900 new private-sector jobs in the past year. The area’s unemployment rate was 3.0 percent in October, down 0.4 percentage point from one year ago. The industries with the highest growth over the year in the West Palm Beach area were […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Tampa area added 34,200 new private-sector jobs in the last year, creating the second-highest number of jobs among all Florida metro areas. The Tampa area’s unemployment rate was 2.9 percent in October, down 0.3 percentage point from one year ago. The industry with the highest […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Pensacola area added 700 new private-sector jobs in the past year. The area’s unemployment rate was 2.8 percent in October, down 0.3 percentage point from one year ago. The industries with the highest growth over the year in the Pensacola area were education and health services […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that October 2019 marked 55 consecutive months of the Orlando area having the highest job creation in the state, adding 40,900 new private-sector jobs in the past year. The unemployment rate in the Orlando area was 2.7 percent in October, down 0.3 percentage point from one year […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Miami area added 22,600 new private-sector jobs in the last year, creating the third-highest number of jobs among all Florida metro areas. The Miami area’s unemployment rate was 2.9 percent in October, down 0.7 percentage point from one year ago. The industry with the highest growth […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis joined Volunteer Florida CEO Clay Ingram to announce that Florida’s official volunteer opportunities platform, Volunteer Connect, has launched to the public. As part of First Lady DeSantis’ Hope for Healing Florida initiative, Volunteer Connect will provide a one-stop platform for Floridians to engage in community service with […]

Vero Beach, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a proposal that would replace the Best and Brightest bonus program with the new Florida Classroom Teacher and Florida School Principal Bonus Programs to better reward teachers and principals for their hard work and dedication. The Governor was joined by Department of Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran. […]

Orlando, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis joined United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine Chao to announce Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grant recipients from Florida and across the nation. The Governor was also joined by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Secretary Kevin Thibault and local officials. “Florida knows […]

Fort Myers, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs Executive Director Danny Burgess participated in events to recognize and honor Florida veterans on Veterans Day. “Florida is home to more than 1.5 million veterans, and it is our duty to ensure those who have served our country are receiving the […]