Florida’s unemployment rate ticked down for a fourth consecutive month even as business groups have gotten “more cautious” about planning for the future. The state Department of Commerce last report showed the jobless rate for September was 4.4%, down 0.1% from August. The mark reflects an estimated 489,000 unemployed Floridians from a labor force of 11.1 million. The number of unemployed is down 1,000 from August but up 28,000 from a year ago. The labor force has grown by 21,000 over the year. On Thursday, the National Federation of Independent Business reported its “Uncertainty Index” remained well above its historical average, with labor quality or availability being the top issue for the third consecutive month.
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