By the end of the summer, the local unemployment rate reached the highest point in nearly 16 years. ...more

November 22, 2008

Florida's unemployment rate jumped to 7 percent in October, the highest rate since December 1993, according to state figures released today. The state's jobless rate rose from 6.6 percent in September, according to the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. The rate was 4.3 percent in October 2007. Florida continued to shed jobs, losing 156,200 nonagricultural jobs between October 2007 and last month, for a job-growth rate of minus 1.9 percent. ...more

November 21, 2008

JPMorgan Chase and Nielsen said Thursday they plan to lay off employees in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

October 24, 2008

JPMorgan Chase and Nielsen said today that they plan to lay off employees in Tampa. ...more

October 23, 2008

Florida's unemployment rate hit 6.5 percent last month, the highest in 13 years. ...more

September 20, 2008

Florida's unemployment rate hit 6.5 percent last month, the highest in 13 years. ...more

September 19, 2008

A job seeker with experience in both construction and health care is better served looking for work at a hospital as opposed to a housing developer's office. ...more

September 13, 2008

WellCare Health Plans Inc. will lay off 100 marketing and sales employees across Florida, company officials said Wednesday. ...more

September 11, 2008

TAMPA - WellCare Health Plans Inc. will lay off 100 marketing and sales employees across Florida, according to company officials. ...more

September 10, 2008

SEBRING The Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration announced last week that it has approved Good Shepherd Hospice's application to build the first freestanding hospice house in Highlands County. ...more

August 27, 2008