Florida Hiring Situation Inches Upward In August
Private employers here and across the country are starting to hang out their help wanted signs as we approach the fall.
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Private employers here and across the country are starting to hang out their help wanted signs as we approach the fall.
South Florida got some disappointing jobs news Friday with the release of the statewide unemployment report, with Broward seeing an increase in the jobless rate while Miami-Dade was virtually stalled. Statewide, the unemployment rate was unchanged for the second month in a row.
Resumes in hand, smiles on their faces, job seekers lined up at a pair of career fairs on Wednesday.
The latest unemployment numbers painted a bleak picture for job creation in June, which could impact Florida's unemployment report due later in July.
The Miami Rescue Mission held its annual Christmas in July Tuesday morning to help the homeless feel and look better as they try to re-establish themselves in the workforce.
The Florida unemployment continued to decline in May, dropping to a seasonally adjusted 8.6 percent. It's the lowest the unemployment rate has bee in the Sunshine State since December 2008. But the news in South Florida is far from rosy.
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While local, state and the federal government continue to enact austerity on their workers; the latest new from Gallup showed job creation is at its highest level since before President Barack Obama took office.
The picture is looking a little brighter for the graduating class of 2012 who are about to hit the job market. Employers are forecast to increase their hiring this year by about 10 percent, according to the Association of College and Employers (NACE).
Miami-Dade unemployment figures for the month of January dropped below double digits for the first time in years, echoing a continuing drop in state unemployment numbers released Tuesday.
The unemployment rate remained unchanged in February after the economy added 227,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.
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Governor Rick Scott has a full schedule in South Florida on Friday. His first major stop is at an opening of a new business in Kendall before heading to the Latin Builders Association's monthly meeting and concluding his day at the United States Southern Command in Doral.
Hotel chain Loews is holding a job fair Tuesday, hoping to fill various positions for its Miami Beach location.
Miami-Dade Transit is looking to fill over120 part-time bus driver positions. The move comes after some veteran full-time bus drivers are being trained to become Metrorail operators for the forthcoming elevated train line to Miami International Airport.
Job seekers may be able to find some relief at a job fair at the St. Regis Bal Harbour on Thursday.
Governor Rick Scott got a first shot at a mock hip surgery with a robotic arm, during a tour of South Florida's MAKO Surgical Corporation.
The Marlins will be hosting a Job Fair next week as the team makes a transition into a new home. The club said they will be required to fill over 2,000 positions.
More than a dozen Fortune 500 companies are looking to hire new employees on the second day of the Vanguard Management Group's job fair.
At least 30 employers participated in The South Florida Diversity Job Expo Friday in Davie.
Charlie Hicks ate his lunch and dinner at the Shrimp Basket in Pensacola, Florida, every day for 10 years. When he suddenly stopped showing up, the chef went looking for him, and ultimately saved his life.
The mother of a 13‑year‑old says staff failed to notice her son was still on the bus after an eighth‑grade field trip; the district says it is reviewing the incident.
A group of condo owners dragged their bank to court in the hopes of preventing lenders from launching their own legal attack over a $3 million loan.
Residents fear new sidewalks and swales will cut into yards, while the city says the work stays within its right-of-way.
Experts warn millions of Floridians could face sharply higher monthly health insurance costs next year.
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A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
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The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Adm. Alvin Holsey relinquished command Friday in a ceremony at U.S. Southern Command headquarters after announcing early retirement amid U.S. buildup off of Venezuela.
A ruling striking down emergency levies could force the federal government to return most of the tariff revenue it has collected this year, according to Penn Wharton.
"No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever," said the National Trust for Historic Preservation in its lawsuit.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday released 19 photos from a trove of images obtained from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein.
President Trump hosted members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team — famous for defeating the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice" — at a bill signing.
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
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