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Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Jacksonville area added 22,400 new private-sector jobs in the past year, creating the third-highest number of jobs among all Florida metro areas. Jacksonville’s unemployment rate was a low 3.1 percent in May, down 0.7 percentage point from a year ago. Statewide, Florida businesses created 19,000 new jobs in May bringing the total number of new private-sector jobs created in Florida to more than 1.5 million since December 2010.

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Jacksonville area added 22,400 new private-sector jobs in the past year, creating the third-highest number of jobs among all Florida metro areas. Jacksonville’s unemployment rate was a low 3.1 percent in May, down 0.7 percentage point from a year ago. Statewide, Florida businesses created 19,000 new jobs in May bringing the total number of new private-sector jobs created in Florida to more than 1.5 million since December 2010.

The City of Jacksonville Military and Veterans Departments in collaboration with Florida State College at Jacksonville presents the 2018 Jacksonville Vetreprenuer Summit.

Join the Jazz Ambassadors at Memorial Park on Saturday, June 30^th to hear the military's finest practitioners of jazz and swing.

The City of Jacksonville and Keep Jacksonville Beautiful will partner with the Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol for the annual July 5^th Beaches Cleanup following the Independence Day holiday.
 

The City of Jacksonville continues to earn recognition for its strong fiscal presentation and management by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The GFOA has awarded the City with a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 2017 fiscal year, for the commitment of the governing body and staff in meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting.

The City of Jacksonville has authorized an amnesty program to provide property owners relief on some outstanding administrative fines or nuisance/demolition liens.

In observance of Memorial Day, the following city government offices and facilities will be closed Monday, May 28.