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FMHA Workforce Development Initiative
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FMHA’s Workforce Development Initiative has been developed, focusing on how best to assist FMHA’s membership with employee recruitment and retention. This effort identifies resources already available in member regions, explore best practices in use now, and seek out partnerships with educational institutions. Recognizing the limitations of face-to-face interactions during COVID-19, we’ll look for ways to leverage technology and virtual contacts to raise awareness of the manufactured housing industry as an attractive career option for job seekers, and students who may join our ranks in the future. Take a look:
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State of the StateFlorida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.8 percent in August 2025, up 0.1 percentage point from the July 2025 rate, and up 0.4 percentage point from a year ago. There were 424,000 jobless Floridians out of a labor force of 11,196,000. The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in August. Florida’s seasonally adjusted total nonagricultural employment was 10,048,400 in August 2025, a decrease of 4,100 jobs (less than -0.1 percent) over the month. The state gained 98,200 jobs over the year, an increase of 1.0 percent. Nationally, the number of jobs rose 0.9 percent over the year.
https://www.bls.gov/lau/ Local Area Unemployment Statistics (Not Seasonally Adjusted) • In August 2025, Miami-Dade County had the state’s lowest unemployment rate (2.9 percent), followed by Monroe County (3.1 percent), and Wakulla County (3.9 percent). • Sumter County had the highest unemployment rate (7.6 percent) in Florida in August 2025, followed by Taylor County (7.5 percent), and Citrus County (6.6 percent). https://floridajobs.org/economic-data The link below is to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO). https://floridajobs.org/workforce-statistics/workforce-statistics-data-releases/latest-statistics |
