Gov. Rick Scott: West Palm Beach Added More Than 14,000 Jobs Over the Year
Press Release
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the West Palm Beach metro area gained 14,200 jobs over the year in August 2015. The area's unemployment rate declined by 1.0 percentage point over the year, from 6.5 percent in August 2014 to 5.5 percent in August 2015. Florida businesses have added 940,600 private-sector jobs since December 2010. Governor Scott made the announcement at ADT, a leading home security company headquartered in Boca Raton. ADT has more 3,000 employees in Florida and more than 20 offices across the state.
Governor Scott said, "I was proud to visit ADT's corporate headquarters today to announce that more than 940,000 private-sector jobs have been created in Florida since December 2010. ADT is one of many great businesses that have chosen Florida as their headquarters location, and we are excited that they have created thousands of opportunities for Florida families."
Luis Orbegoso, President of ADT Business, said, "With an excellent quality of life, wonderful schools, beautiful parks, and no state income tax, ADT is proud to be headquartered in Florida. As one of the oldest and most respected brands in the state, we are excited to welcome Governor Scott here today to share in our growth. ADT is constantly innovating, and we look forward to many more years of success in Florida and nationwide."
The industries with the largest job gains over the year were professional and business services with 8,100 new jobs, education and health services with 2,600 new jobs, and leisure and hospitality with 2,400 new jobs. In August 2015, the West Palm Beach metro area had 20,252 online job openings. The metro area had 5,268 high wage, high skill science technology engineering math (STEM) openings.
Florida created 20,100 private-sector jobs in August 2015, and a total of 940,600 private-sector jobs since December 2010. Florida's statewide unemployment rate for August 2015 was 5.3 percent. In August, more than 37,900 Floridians were placed in jobs by CareerSource Palm Beach and the state's other 23 regional workforce boards.
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