The unemployment rate in the Tampa Bay area was listed last month at 11.1 percent, up .5 percent from the month before. Economists who had been saying that Florida was slowly "recovering," aren't really saying that anymore, and getting a job of any sort remains the biggest story in the U.S.
Hoping to address the crises, a job fair will take place on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., hosted by Tampa House Democrat Janet Cruz, that will take place at Higgins Hall, 5221 North Himes Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607.
This article appears in Aug 11-17, 2011.