Gov. Rick Scott: Florida Added Over 16,000 Private-Sector Jobs In July

By  //  August 21, 2015

ABOVE VIDEO: In July 2015, 16,900 private-sector jobs were created across Florida. (GovernorRickScott’s Channel Video)

NAPLES, FLORIDA – Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida businesses have created 917,400 private-sector jobs since December 2010 and the state’s unemployment rate fell to 5.4 percent.

In July 2015, 16,900 private-sector jobs were created across Florida.

Florida’s annual private-sector job growth rate, now at 3.8 percent, has exceeded that of the nation since April 2012.

Governor Scott made the announcement at Haynes Corporation, a manufacturer of precision diesel fuel injection systems that has created nearly 50 new jobs in Naples since 2011.

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