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Janet Cruz and Oscar Braynon slam quality of Rick Scott’s jobs

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Democratic leaders Janet Cruz of the House of Representatives and Oscar Braynon of the Florida Senate slammed Gov. Rick Scott‘s primary focal point — jobs creation — Tuesday by arguing that the jobs he’s attracting are low-wage, low-benefit. Scott boasted that Florida “is on the verge of becoming the job creation capital of the world!” and cited the 1.26 million private sector jobs added since he was elected in 2010, including 237,000 last year, in his annual State of the State…

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Tampa Bay area led state in STEM job openings in December

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Looking for a STEM job? The Tampa Bay region is might just be the place to be. The Tampa area led the state in demand for high-skill, high-wage STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) occupations in December. The area had 14,673 openings in December, according to the Governor’s Office. The region also led the state in job demand during the one-month period, with 45,632 job openings. “Tampa businesses created 29,100 new jobs in 2016 and the area remains first in…

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Rick Scott to host jobs summit in Orlando

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Gov. Rick Scott will focus on jobs during a summit in Orlando next month. Scott is scheduled to host a jobs summit on Feb. 2 and Feb. 3 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, according to an online invitation. The event, which was first reported by POLITICO Florida, appears to be similar to an education summit the Naples Republican hosted in 2016. According to the invitation, the event will bring together “Florida’s top business leaders, economic developers, educators and community…

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New Florida Chamber poll finds jobs remain top concern for Florida voters

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The No. 1 issue facing Florida continues to be jobs, according to a new Florida Chamber of Commerce survey. The Florida Chamber Political Institute released a new statewide survey Monday aimed at “checking the political pulse of Floridians on how they feel about elected officials as well as the issue impacting them.” Jobs and the economy remain a big issue for Floridians, with 19 percent of respondents saying it was a top concern. The survey found 10 percent of Floridians…

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Service industry helps Florida boost 14.4K new jobs in Nov.

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Florida added 14,400 new private-sector jobs in November according to employment data released by payroll company ADP. According to the ADP Regional Employment Report, the bulk of Florida’s new jobs were in the service industry, which added 12,200 jobs, while goods-producing industries added 2,200. Professional and business services saw the biggest gain at 4,100 jobs, followed by mining and construction at 1,900, manufacturing at 300 and trade, transportation and utilities at 100. The November numbers show a 1,400-job dip compared…

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Florida’s unemployment rate inches up, reflecting growing work force

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Florida’s unemployment rate increased slightly, to 4.8 percent, in October, but the state’s job growth rate continued to exceed the national trend, according to statistics released Friday. The joblessness rate was up by 0.1 percent compared to September. Out of a labor force or more than 9.8 million Floridians, 473,000 who sought employment could not find it. Still, Gov. Rick Scott said, businesses created 8,900 private-sector jobs, bringing the total since December 2010 to more than 1.2 million. It marked…

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Largo medical technology company adds 50 jobs

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MobilexUSA, a medical technology company that provides x-ray and laboratory services to nursing homes and other care centers, has added 50 jobs to its Largo location. The job expansion brings to 130 the number of employees at the site, 13773 Icot Blvd. in the Icot Business Center. The job expansion was brought about in part from a companywide consolidation of seven call centers down to three. TridentUSA Health Services, the parent company of Mobilex, decided to retain and expand the…

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