Florida creates jobs, but June unemployment rate remains unchanged

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Florida's unemployment rate remained stable last month.

Despite adding more than 2,000 private-sector jobs last month, Florida's June unemployment rate stayed at 7.1 percent.

?Florida?s June unemployment rate of 7.1 percent will continue to contribute to the long-term trend of decreasing unemployment throughout the state,? Gov. Rick Scott said in a statement. ?The creation of more than 2,000 private-sector jobs last month is further evidence of the state?s continuing economic recovery. As Florida families are getting back to work, it is clear that it?s working.?

The national unemployment average for June stood at 7.6 percent.

Florida's unemployment has been below the national average for four consecutive months.

Florida's 24 regional workforce boards helped more than 35,000 Floridians find jobs in June, up from 6,800 year-over-year, Sunshine State News reports.

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