Florida Unemployment At 12 Percent

December of 2010 unemployment numbers for Florida are at 12 percent. New jobs are not being created in the state. The tax incentives Democrats and Republicans love giving to corporations haven't magically produced jobs.

Construction continues to see a loss with 20,200 fewer jobs compared to a year ago.

Flagler and Hendry counties ranked first with the highest unemployment rate at 15.7 percent.

Statewide, there are 1.1 million jobless out of labor force of 9.2 million.

All the counties in Central Florida saw a drop in unemployment rate when compared to November.

Orange County — 11.3 percent, which is down from 12 percent

Osceola County — 12.4 percent, which is down from 13.1 percent

Seminole County — 10.4 percent, which is down from 10.9 percent

Volusia County — 12.2 percent, which is down from 12.8 percent

Lake County — 11.9 percent, which is down from 12.6 percent

Brevard County — 11.9 percent, which is down from 12.6 percent

In Tampa, unemployment dropped from 12.7 percent in November to 12 percent in December. 2,700 jobs were added during the one month period.

Pasco County - 13 percent

Hillsborough County - 11.6 percent

Citrus County - 13.2 percent

Hernando County - 14.5 percent

Pinellas County - 11.7 percent