More than 1 million Floridians out of work; jobless rate still rising
by Dara Kam | December 18th, 2009Florida’s unemployment rate jumped again last month, climbing to 11.5 percent with more than 1 million workers out of a job.
The state’s unemployment rate climbed .2 percent from October’s jobless rate and is 4.8 percentage points higher than it was in November last year.
Florida’s unemployment rate is 1.5 percent higher than the nation’s jobless rate and is the highest in 34 years.
As in previous months, construction and trade, transportation and utilities businesses lost the most jobs.
Read the Agency for Workforce Innovation’s press release on the new jobless numbers here.
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December 18th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Why go back to work when emergency unemployment continues to get extended? I know people that have been on unemployment for about 2.5 years!
December 18th, 2009 at 11:08 am
I, myself, have been unemployed for one year and one month. I never qualified for unemployment compensation, although I did apply fot it. I have a Bachelor’s Degree and feel as if going to college was a waste of time and money.
My husband has a Master’s Degree but is currently stocking shelves at Home Depot. He makes about $13/hr. and we have a teenager who will be going to college in a couple of years. (How we’re gonna pull that off is beyond me.)
Mister President, where are all those new jobs the stimulus was supposed to have created???
December 18th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Soon we can add CharLIE Crist and Jim Greer to that list and it will be One Million and “two.”
December 18th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Why pass health care reform if those same people that have been getting unemployment benefits 2.5 years are going to be benefitting off the backs of those that actually make an effort or are working. Talk about welfare
December 18th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
That’s because all those in power are out of touch with reality. They need to start fresh bottom up and just realize that both the Democrats and the Republicans are screwing everyone. Look at Broward County and Palm Beach County.
All of them are corrupt and people still vote for Aaronson people. How dumb do you have to be.
Wake up
December 19th, 2009 at 3:25 am
Subtract all of the illegal aliens that are taking the honest, taxpaying citizen’s jobs from the 1 million unemployed and you will see the real impact of the current immigration policy. We do not need immigration reform, we need to enforce the immigration laws that are on the books. It’s criminal to have unemployed taxpaying Americans out of work because people from other impoverished countries cannot wait their turn for legal immigration processes.
December 19th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
17% of the children in Florida are living below the poverty level. That is to close to one forth for comfort. CharLIE Crist has offered no solution to this catastrophy except they should ride the rail and get an education. What about this coming week this is Christmas! Lord help us help the children! People like Crist have no children and do not understand raising a child and providing for a child. Please don’t make us suffer six years of this idiot in Washington, we have enough idiots in Washington. We need honest people with brains.
December 19th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Vote against all incumbents in upcoming elections. They all need to go, Democrats and Republicans alike. The only ones doing well are the politicians. Dump them all.
December 20th, 2009 at 6:33 am
GET USE TO BEING OUT OF WORK.
YOU HAVE SEEN NOTHING YET.
MORE Foreclosures coming by the Millions, Jobs being strip mined and sent overseas by the Millions.
The U.S. hit the $300 BILLION DOLLAR mark in Outsourced jobs in 2009.
The Media has been instructed not to report it.
The Banks are and have stolen the Wealth of the Middle class and poor and it will continue.
Obama has continued the Financial Corruption that Bush Left.
Tint cities all over the country.
be prepared, the worse is coming.
MOST OF YOU READING THIS WILL BE HOMELESS< BROKE AND STARVING IN 2010
December 20th, 2009 at 7:00 am
We need to get good men in Congress who care about us. Men who will not be influenced by a “promisory” note. Joe Budd, running for U.S. Congress District 19, is your man. He has been in situations like many are today and understands what it’s like to barely make it by. He has common sense solutions to create jobs and improve our economy. Check out his website @ joebuddforcongress.com and a recent youtube video. His youtube channel is: joebuddforcongress.
December 20th, 2009 at 7:44 am
While incentive money’s and such are nice from the federal government there is little they can do. Todays problems within Florida come from the short sightedness of our leaders. They only are concerned with what will get them elected. While not wanting to agree with “Patriot” I find myself afraid that we have not seen the bottom, that it will get worse, at least in the State of Florida. We do not encourage industry, there is nothing for anyone to do except build condominiums. We already have so many of them they are falling down.
December 21st, 2009 at 12:34 am
The unemployment rate is so high because we still allow H1 and J2 visa workers in all the high end country clubs.They work here and send all the monies back to the country they came from.No help to our economy.They recieve free room and board at the most wealth clubs in the country.Why do we import labor when we have enough here?
December 21st, 2009 at 2:26 am
We are forgetting what our representaive are supposed to do, represent the PEOPLE not the President or his Chicago corrupt henchmen or the disenfranchised lobbiests( read ex politicos that got thrown out) and our interests..we must instill that morals and justice is required or be fired. We (Mass.) should not allowed 40+ year terms for a manslauterer ( Ted Kennedy) in Congress
stand up for our values not England’s or France or Europe socialists.. This is America support our Constitution and throw out the Bad politicians and illegals and allow legitimate imigrants who want to be good US Citizens not rape our system
December 21st, 2009 at 6:37 am
You people are finally starting to wake up.
Your congress and Governmnet sold you out.
The U.S. hit the $300 BILLION DOLLAR mark in OUTSOURCED JOBS in 2009 all promoted by Congress and past Presidents. In fact they passed massive Tax Breaks for Companies to do it and get rid of you and your car and house payment and Health Insurance and so on.
Your job was sold for cheap labor overseas and exploiting the worlds poor to replace you.
If you think it is bad now, just wait.
By the end of 2010 most of you will be homeless. The Department of Defense and other Government Agencies have stated they are preparaing for massive RIOTS and Civil Unrest.
While you set back and ignored what your Government was doing you have lost your way of life and the right to work and take care of your Family.
Banks and Wallstreet are posting MASSIVE Profits in the worse Rescession/DEPRESSION in History.
Does that tell you anything???
You better get preparaed, there will be riots and protests and FOOD shortages.
OUR COUNTRY IS BEING DESTROYED
December 21st, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Check out this link District 19 of Florida! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXQ02ENTfPk
December 22nd, 2009 at 8:06 am
Well if we brought back just a few of the jobs lost nto china we would have a lot of people back to work look at the labels nothing is made here snymore,first it was made in japan then made in mexico now china when will it come back to the U.S.A.
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Amen yardman1000! That’s what Joe Budd wants to do but Ed Lynch doesn’t (refer to video on comment 15)straight from Ed’s mouth.
January 12th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Outsourcing is a way of life now.
its cheaper simple as that.
they will not briong it back as they are not then responsible for health care and pensions, and the subsidury expenses. Like cleaning maintenance etc.
Its cold hard economics, the UK does it all the time. You can call your local supermarket and be actually speaking to someone in India or Pakistan.
What you need to do is ban walmart. Stop big chain stores spreading to keep local business afloat and local jobs. If you do not then price inflation occurs as there is no competion.
I could go on about other affects, like quality of life, politicians looking for cheap fixes is not going to solve the long term effects, on social issues and foreigh policies and years of war