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The Villages is nation’s fastest growing, again

Published on March 24, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Have golf cart, will travel. At least to The Villages. The retirement community in central Florida famous for its souped-up golf carts once again was the nation’s fastest-growing metro area, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. It was the third year in a row that the community of 119,000 residents had gotten the title of “fastest-growing” with a growth rate of 4.3 percent from July 2014 to July 2015. “It’s exciting to hear we are No.…

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Household income approaches prerecession level in Florida

Published on September 17, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Median household income in Florida has returned to the same range as it was before the recession, and fewer people in Florida are married than a decade ago, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Median household income in Florida last year was almost $47,500, an increase of more than 3 percent from 2013, and the highest since the start of the recession. In 2008, Florida’s median income was almost $47,800. Alachua, Monroe, Martin and Flagler counties…

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Rate of uninsured drops to 16.6 percent in Florida

Published on September 16, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Associated Press

The rate of Floridians without health insurance dropped to 16.6 percent last year. Figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that represents a drop of 3.4 percentage points from a rate of 20 percent in 2013. Despite the drop, Florida still had the third highest rate of residents without health insurance. Only Texas and Alaska had higher rates. The national rate was 10.4 percent. Officials attribute the decrease in Florida and around the country to passage of the…

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Florida leads nation in number of new self-employed jobs

Published on May 27, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Florida created the most jobs with people working for themselves of any state in the nation, and positions in real estate and rentals led the way. The state added more than 63,000 new self-employed jobs from 2012 to 2013, according to figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. That represents close to a quarter of the 270,000 new self-employed jobs created nationwide during that period. Florida had more than 1.8 million self-employed workers. Professional services jobs led the way…

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