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Florida's unemployment rate dropped from 3.9 to 3.8 percent last month, equaling the national figure.
06/18/2018 By Staff
More than 33 million tourists visited the state of Florida during the first three months of this year, the most in any quarter in Florida history.
06/08/2018 By Staff
That number is down from last year's projection of $15.5 billion in spending.
06/04/2018 By Staff
Retail
Americans' consumer confidence increased in May after dropping in April, according to new survey results.
The American economy added 223,000 new jobs last month, while the nation's unemployment declined from 3.9 to 3.8 percent.
06/01/2018 By Staff
Consumer confidence among Floridians increased for the second straight month in May.
05/30/2018 By Staff
Americans will spend an estimated $5.2 billion on graduation presents for high schoolers and college students this year, according to a new survey.
05/25/2018 By Staff
Real estate
The number of sales of single-family homes in Sarasota County dropped by 5.3 percent between April 2017 and April 2018.
05/24/2018 By Staff
Sarasota County's population rose by 1.5 percent between 2016 and 2017, while Manatee County's grew by almost 2.7 percent.
The overall crime rate in Sarasota County declined by 7.1 percent between 2016 and 2017, according to new data.
05/22/2018 By Staff
The number of sales of single-family homes in Florida declined in the first quarter of this year when compared to the first quarter of 2017.
05/16/2018 By Staff
Food
Kenneth Leber of Mote Marine Laboratory delivered a talk titled "Stock Enhancement and Mullet Culture in Hawaii."
The total number of visitors to Manatee County exceeded 3.1 million in 2017.
05/11/2018 By Staff
Health care
The portion of Floridians without health insurance rose by 1.4 percentage points between 2016 and 2017.
05/09/2018 By Staff
Florida has the fourth-worst health care system in the country, according to a new ranking published by The Commonwealth Fund.
05/07/2018 By Staff
The American economy added 164,000 jobs last month while the nation's unemployment rate dropped from 4.1 to 3.9 percent.
05/04/2018 By Staff
After two months of declines, consumer confidence among Floridians increased in April.
05/03/2018 By Staff
Education
The study analyzed the college's operations, student spending and the effects of alumni.
04/20/2018 By Staff
The National Association of Home Builders' Housing Market Index dropped for the fourth consecutive month.
04/16/2018 By Staff
Science
New Mote research finds that widespread ocean acidification caused by climate change could damage Florida's stone crab population and industry.
04/13/2018 By Staff
