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economy

Local, state jobless rates continue decline

State figures released Friday show the local jobless rate continues to decline — Escambia County has 4.5 percent unemployment in May; Santa Rosa's rate is 4 percent.

• Jun 17, 2016
• staff reports

economy

Why your brain hates the 8-hour workday

A report on Forbes.com shows that worker productivity is boosted by breaks — rather than being chained to a desk for eight straight hours or more.

• Jun 17, 2016
• Shannon Nickinson

economy

How benefits have grown as cost of doing business

UWF's Phyllis Pooley writes about how the rising cost of fringe benefits, such as health care, and how that affects wages and employment.

• Jun 10, 2016
• Phyllis Pooley

economy

Palafox Historic District makes National Register of Historic Places

University of West Florida public history alumna Cynthia Catellier's efforts to earn designation for Palafox district pay off with prestigious listing

• Jun 10, 2016
• Shannon Nickinson

economy

What “economic development” really includes

In his weekly economic report with WUWF radio, Dr. Rick Harper talks about measures of quality of life that now fall under the idea of

• Jun 10, 2016
• Shannon Nickinson