Economy

Florida’s diverse job market makes it one of the best states to get a job -- while at the same time, one of the worst. The financial website, Wallet-Hub...

Florida’s unemployment rate inched down slightly in May, boosted by growth in the private sector. Areas with the most growth continue to be Florida’s...

Over 20,000 students received their undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees this spring from South Florida colleges and universities. Not all...

Poverty is up in Miami-Dade County and wages are about the same as they were back in 2010 when adjusted for inflation. Those are just a few of the...

Last year, lawmakers in Tallahassee fought over how to fund health care for uninsured Floridians. Now two new reports say county leaders are the ones wh...

In a 2008 interview, then Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva offered me his formula for success: “I allow the rich to earn money with their...

An Orlando drug maker plans to lay off as many as 400 workers in January. Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation is consolidating services to South...

More than a million new residents have moved to Florida since 2010, the first year the annual Sunshine State Survey was released.The economy, education,…

Median household income in Florida has returned to the same range as it was before the recession. New figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census...

Local economic experts say Southwest Florida’s economy is experiencing a continued trend of positive growth. The unemployment rate state-wide decreased…