Gov. Scott: Orlando Leads the State in Job Creation

Press Release

Governor Rick Scott announced today that the Orlando area added 49,000 new private-sector jobs over the year in June, the highest number of new jobs among all Florida metro areas. The unemployment rate in Orlando is now 4.5 percent, declining by 0.7 percentage point in the last year.

Governor Scott said, "I am proud to announce today that the Orlando area is leading the state in job creation with 49,000 jobs created over the past year. Our focus on cutting taxes and making it easier for businesses to create new opportunities is clearly working to put Florida on the path to becoming first for jobs."

The industries with the most job growth over the year in the Orlando area were leisure and hospitality with 13,500 new jobs; construction with 9,500 new jobs; and education and health services with 8,300 new jobs. The area was once again ranked second among the state metro areas in job demand in June with 34,876 openings. The Orlando area also remained second in demand for high-skill, high-wage STEM occupations with 9,961 openings in June.

Florida businesses have added 102,600 new jobs since January 2016, bringing the total number of jobs created since December 2010 to 1,127,400 jobs. Florida's annual job growth rate, at 3.2 percent, is also exceeding the nation's, at 1.9 percent, for the 51st consecutive month. The state's unemployment rate remained at 4.7 percent in June, the lowest rate since November 2007. More than 31,841 Floridians were placed in jobs by CareerSource Central Florida and the state's other 24 regional workforce boards.

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