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News from June 2021

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DeSantis announces Florida will opt-out of federal unemployment increases in 'transitioning from relief' to reemployment

By Timothy Stuckey | Jun 1, 2021

Florida will officially withdraw from the federal pandemic assistance program that increased state unemployment compensation by $300 per week, according to a press report.

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Florida’s sales and gross receipts tax revenue down 5.8 percent in Q3 since the previous quarter

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jun 1, 2021

Florida collected $10.7 billion in sales and gross receipts taxes during the third quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Total non-farm payroll employees in Florida decreases by 1.5% in May 2021

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jun 1, 2021

Florida reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of May 2021 was 269,600, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

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Florida’s license tax revenue up 2.1 percent in Q3 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jun 1, 2021

Florida collected $622 million in license taxes during the third quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Cape Coral-Fort Myers sees 269,600 nonfarm payroll employees in May

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jun 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for May in Florida's Cape Coral-Fort Myers metropolitan statistical area was 269,600, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Florida’s combined tax revenues up 26.3 percent in Q3 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jun 1, 2021

Florida collected $13.7 billion in combined tax revenues, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Florida collects $9.1 billion in sales and gross receipt tax revenue in Q4 2020

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jun 1, 2021

Florida collected $9.1 billion in sales and gross receipt taxes during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Rental vacancies in Florida down 1.6% from Q2 to Q3 2021

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jun 1, 2021

Rental vacancies in Florida were 5.9 percent in the third quarter of 2021, a decrease of 1.6 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Census Bureau reports Florida population was 20,901,636 in 2019

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jun 1, 2021

Florida had a population of 20,901,636 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Sunshine Sentinel.

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Census Bureau: Florida saw more residents between ages 55 and 64 in 2019

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jun 1, 2021

Of the 20,901,636 people residing in Florida in 2019, the median age was 42, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Sunshine Sentinel.

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Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin sees 118,800 nonfarm payroll employees in May

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jun 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for May in Florida's Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metropolitan statistical area was 118,800, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Florida’s sales and gross receipts tax revenue up 25.3 percent in Q3 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jun 1, 2021

Florida collected $10.7 billion in sales and gross receipts taxes during the third quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.