There is no excuse not to work in the state of Florida.

This is the attitude of the Governor’s Officewhich is expressed in an email in which he offers a rosy outlook on the Sunshine State’s job market.

“The data for the month of July continues to show that there is a job for every Floridian willing to work. Over 433,000 jobs were posted online,” the message said.

As is customary with these monthly labor market updates, the Governor’s Office devotes a lot of space to comparing Florida to the rest of the country.

“In July 2024, Florida’s statewide unemployment rate was 3.3%, 1 percentage point below the national rate of 4.3%. In addition, Florida’s private sector employment grew by 201,500 jobs (+2.3%) since July 2023, exceeding the national rate of 1.5% during the same period,” the governor’s office said.

Both governors. Ron DeSantis and Secretary of Commerce of Florida J. Alex Kelly are sharply critical of the federal government’s policies.

“Florida is proving that the economy can do better with better leadership. If Washington would change course and follow Florida’s example, families and small businesses across America would be better off,” DeSantis argued.

Kelly, for his part, criticizes the cost of borrowing money.

“The federal government’s indecisive and fiscally irresponsible policies – including the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates high – continue to create chaos. Florida is the world’s leading job creation ecosystem and continues to instill confidence in employers and job seekers with smart fiscal policy and economic stability and attract record numbers of visitors to our state,” Kelly said.

The minister is referring to the latest tourism figures released by the governor’s office earlier this week: “A record-breaking 34.2 million visitors in the second quarter of 2024… an increase of 1.7% over the same period in 2023, marking a new high for second-quarter visitor numbers in the state’s history.”

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