Crist Encourages Unemployed
January 14th, 2009 by flanewsGovernor Charlie Crist is listening to stories from Florida�s unemployed.
Wednesday Crist toured a Workforce Plus sponsored job fair and met with people looking for work. Florida�s unemployment rate is at a 15 year high at 7.3 percent. Crist said it important to encourage people to keep looking for work.
�This is so important and that�s why we have to keep working and keep pushing forward and create opportunities for people to be employed. I would encourage all Floridians who are looking for work to go to the website, www.employflorida.com, one word. It�s important to continue to push forward, help our fellow Floridians do everything we can,� said Crist.
The state will release the latest unemployment figures for Florida on Friday, January 23rd.
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