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Florida continues to outpace the nation in job growth, adding 41,500 jobs in October.<\/p>\n

The unemployment rate also dropped two-tenths of a percent and 29,000 Floridians rejoined the workforce.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The numbers paint an optimistic picture for Florida economic recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Florida makes up about six and half percent of the nation\u2019s population.<\/p>\n<p>In October, the jobs added here made up nearly eight percent of the total job gains nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe’re seeing labor force growing, we’re seeing the unemployment rate declining and we’re adding jobs to payrolls at the same time,\u201d said Adrienne Johnston, Chief Economist at the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div 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href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/11\/19\/florida-continued-to-outpace-national-job-growth-in-october\/job-gains00000002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Job-Gains00000002-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Job-Gains00000002-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Job-Gains00000002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Job-Gains00000002.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/11\/19\/florida-continued-to-outpace-national-job-growth-in-october\/job-gains00000003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Job-Gains00000003-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Job-Gains00000003-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Job-Gains00000003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Job-Gains00000003.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>September\u2019s numbers were even better.<\/p>\n<p>Four of every ten US jobs added that month were in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the month of September Florida added over 84,000 new jobs,\u201d said Governor Ron DeSantis in a video released late last month.<\/p>\n<p>In October the leisure and hospitality sector saw the most growth adding 16,600 jobs, but the industry still 27 percent below pre-pandemic employment levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe 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