TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott — who has made his handling of the state’s economy the main thrust of his re-election campaign — got more to boast about on Friday.

The state’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.2 percent in April — putting Florida below the national average for the second straight month. National statistics showed that Florida had the third largest jump in jobs in the nation behind Texas and New York.

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