TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- New jobless numbers are due out and will show whether the state's unemployment rate is still higher than the national rate.
Florida's unemployment rate for July will be released Friday.
The state's unemployment rate was 6.2 percent in June. That was higher than the national rate at the time, although the U.S. rate edged back up.
Florida's unemployment rate has remained roughly flat for the first half of 2014.
Payroll provider ADP reported last week that the state added 8,740 private sector jobs during July. ADP noted that was a steep drop from June. ADP's survey is separate from the one conducted by government agencies.
The unemployment rate is important for Gov. Rick Scott because he campaigned in 2010 on a pledge to add 700,000 jobs above normal growth.
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