Fla. unemployment rate declines to 6.2 percent

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s economy showed continued signs of improvement as the state’s unemployment rate dropped again last month.

The state’s unemployment rate for December was 6.2 percent. That’s a slight drop from the previous month and the lowest it has been in 5 1/2 years.

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