UNEMPLOYMENT
Temp labor may be bridge to recovery
Florida's jobless rate ticked up to 11.2 percent last month. But employers are starting to hire more temps nationally, so they may start hiring more permanent workers in the months ahead.
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Standing in the heart of citrus country, where the trees are just beginning to yield the baseball-sized fruit that is Florida's signature crop, it's natural to thirst for a cold glass of orange juice. But when Palm Beach Gardens entrepreneurs Chester Brandes and Timo Sutinen came to this Central Florida town, they had another beverage in mind. Namely, vodka. A Florida-made, orange-flavored vodka, to be exact. So, they set out to create just that spirit, hoping to capitalize on the sun-kissed fascination for all things Florida. Within about a year, 4 Orange Premium Vodka was born.
Florida's jobless rate ticked up to 11.2 percent last month. But employers are starting to hire more temps nationally, so they may start hiring more permanent workers in the months ahead.
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