Polk's Business Year Was Shaped by Closures, Changes, Arrivals - The Ledger

Polk's Business Year Was Shaped by Closures, Changes, Arrivals The Ledger, FL - Jan 1, 2009 Buy photo Polk County's business community faced the same obstacles as many others in Florida and the US in 2008: surging unemployment, widespread closings ...

Brent Batten: Prepare to be Kreskin-amazed in 2009 - Naples Daily News

Brent Batten: Prepare to be Kreskin-amazed in 2009 Naples Daily News, FL - Jan 3, 2009 Places like Southwest Florida, which rely on tourism and seasonal populations, will see changes in the coming months and years, Kreskin predicts. ...

Unemployment Numbers Prove Jobs are Few - WJHG-TV

Unemployment Numbers Prove Jobs are Few WJHG-TV, FL - Dec 29, 2008 "Seasonal businesses like the hospitality industry experienced a tough off-season. But managers at the Sandestin Hilton say they weren't forced to lay off ...

Top Youth Activism Victories of 2008 - The Nation.

Top Youth Activism Victories of 2008 The Nation., NY - Dec 30, 2008 Every year, between one and three million migrant workers tend American farms, moving across the country to follow seasonal crops (PDF). In Florida ...

More jobless gloom as rate hits 7.3 percent in Florida - Sun-Sentinel.com

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More jobless gloom as rate hits 7.3 percent in Florida Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Dec 19, 2008 Unlike the state jobless rate, the county rates are not adjusted for seasonal employment fluctuation. "There's nothing cheery," about Florida's unemployment ... Jacksonville unemployment rate highest in 16 years Florida Times-Union St. Lucie leads area jobless rate, rises to 10.4 percent TCPalm Fla. Unemployment Rates Rise Even Higher CBS 4 TMCnet all 57 news articles