A record one in 10 American homeowners with a mortgage were either at least a month behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of September as the source of housing market pressure shifted to the crumbling U.S. economy. ...more

December 6, 2008

Florida's unemployment rate held steady at 6.6 percent in September compared with August, but it is the highest rate since October 1994. ...more

October 18, 2008

Florida's unemployment rate hit 6.5 percent last month, the highest in 13 years. ...more

September 19, 2008

Florida's unemployment rate increased in July to 6.1 percent, a level not seen in the state since January 1995. ...more

August 15, 2008

The Tampa area ranked second among 38 large U.S. markets in percentage of jobs lost for the year ending in June, a study by the Department of Labor says. ...more

July 31, 2008

The Tampa Bay area continued to lead the state in job losses in June, losing an estimated 23,100 nonagricultural jobs between June 2007 and last month, according to figures released by the state Friday. ...more

July 19, 2008

For June To June Period, Bay Area Leads State In Jobs Lost ...more

July 18, 2008

Across the country, people are losing their homes. Banks and lenders are taking them back in historic numbers. As the headlines have shouted for months, the Bay area has earned the distinction of having one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation during the past year. It's almost twice the national average. But the steady drumbeat of numbers doesn't show the human toll. ...more

June 27, 2008

TAMPA - Continued job losses helped propel the Tampa Bay area's economy to last place in a ranking of six Southern cities, according to a new report by the Tampa Bay Partnership. ...more

May 19, 2008

A declining demand for gasoline is moving pump prices down little by little, according to AAA Auto Club South. ...more

February 5, 2008