Naples is among four metros that lost jobs over the year in May. The area shed 2,000 jobs in Leisure and Hospitality.

The Florida unemployment rate in May 2024 was 3.3 percent. It was 3.4 percent in December before creeping up this year to 3.7 percent. The national unemployment rate last month was 4.2 percent. Most ...

Army Rangers participate in a mock "sea battle” with pirates during the 2024 Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Photo courtesy of the city of Fort Walton Beach.

Florida jobless rate rises to 3.5% in January, Orlando area tied for 2nd lowest in state The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford and Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin regions were tied for second-lowest ...

Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida offers new discoveries on land and water for both parents and kids to explore. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West Suburbs South Suburbs NW ...

UPDATE (5:15 p.m.): News 5 is learning more about a man who was arrested at the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport Wednesday. The investigation into the man — 36-year-old Robert Watson III ...

HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin is the only HCA Florida facility that offers this procedure from Pensacola to Tallahassee. “Being able to do this here is just great; I’m 15 minutes from the ...

The next lowest regions were Panama City and the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin areas at 3.4%. Florida's unemployment rate had held steady at 3.3% since April .

NICEVILLE — Because of another round of cold weather affecting Northwest Florida, public safety officials in Okaloosa County have opened cold weather shelters for those in need. According to ...

Two more Big Lots stores in Florida will be closed, including one in Fort Walton Beach. That brings the total to 30 stores that will close.