The Florida's employment population exceeds 11.1 million, and employment growth is still strong

West Palm Beach, Fla. (CBS12) – Governor Ron Desantis announced on Monday that the employee in Florida exceeded 11.1 million in January 2025, which emphasized the state's economic strength.

Revised data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the employment population in Florida was consistently larger than before, with 162,000 employees being valued upwards. The updated data show that the state's employment population increased or remained in 10 of the past 12 months and has been underlined by Florida's persistent economic dynamics.

Employment growth was observed in most major industries, with the production reaching 430,800 jobs.

“Florida continues to prove that leadership and conservative financial policy are successful,” said governor Ron Desantis. “We will keep the momentum by insisting to reduce government spending, further eliminating bureaucracy and finding more tax cuts for Floridians.”

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Research, Florida added 113,600 jobs in January 2025, an increase of 1.3% in the course of the year in January 2025. Florida's private employment rate of 1.3% exceeded the national rate of 1.2% in the same period.

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In addition, governor Desantis said that the nationwide unemployment rate in Florida has remained below the national average since November 2020.

The sector for educational and health services has won the most jobs in all important industries and attracted 7,200 jobs, an increase of 0.5% compared to the previous month. This was followed by leisure and hospitality, which added 6,100 jobs, as well as 0.5%, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Floridians, who do not know where to start, can be accessible as on resources such as Floridas Labor Exchange Marketplace, employed Florida, who combines job seekers with employment, training and education and workers creators with qualified talents. Careersource Florida's network of local career centers offers tailor -made career counseling, skills, résumés and support in job placement.

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