Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Fort Lauderdale area added 15,800 new private-sector jobs in the past year. Fort Lauderdale’s unemployment rate is 3.3 percent in February, down 0.3 percentage point from one year ago. Statewide, Florida businesses created 24,300 new private-sector jobs in February 2019. To see the statewide job […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida’s labor force continued to grow with 170,000 people entering the labor force at an annual growth rate of 1.7 percent, up 0.2 percent from January 2019. Also in the past year, 206,300 new private-sector jobs were created in Florida overall and 24,300 private-sector jobs were […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the 2019 Black History Month student contest winners and Excellence in Education Award recipients. This year’s theme was “Celebrating Public Service” and the winners were honored during the Black History Month awards ceremony at the Florida Governor’s Mansion. Black History Month is celebrated every year in […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 19-83, formally suspending Holmes County Clerk of Court and Comptroller Kyle Hudson. A PDF copy of Executive Order 19-83 can be found HERE. ###

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced nearly $750,000 in awards to several North Florida communities through the Rural Infrastructure Fund and Regional Rural Development Grant programs, to improve public infrastructure. “Florida’s economy is strong but there is still work to be done in some of our hardworking, resilient North Florida communities,” said Governor DeSantis. […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced $1.75 million to help Floridians acquire the skills needed for in-demand occupations through new and expanded apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs across Florida. “The expansion of workforce education and training programs is an essential element of our bold vision to ensure Florida has the No. 1 workforce in […]