US Sen. Rick Scott Calls Florida's Latest Jobs Report 'Concerning'

Scott concerned about Florida job losses

(The Center Square) – Florida lost more than 20,000 jobs over the last year, according to the latest numbers released this week by the Florida Department of Commerce.

US Sen. Rick Scott calls Florida's latest jobs report 'concerning'

New Florida job numbers released on Wednesday weren't so rosy, prompting the state's senior senator to sound off, calling it "concerning".

Sen. Rick Scott ‘concerned' over report showing growing unemployment in Florida

Florida’s unemployment rate ticked up in January to 4.5 percent, a jump of 0.2 percent from December, data released Wednesday from the Department of Commerce show. The state added 23,800 private sector jobs over the month, but the trend for the last 12 months shows the state still down 9,000 positions.   While jobs in education and health services, along with manufacturing, increased in the past year, all other major industry sectors shed jobs. …