Press Releases

New Orange County Initiative to “Level Up” Residents’ Income & Address Region’s Labor Shortage

May 31, 2022

ORLANDO, Fla. (May 31, 2022) – Orange County Commissioners have invested $10.3 million in federal grant dollars with CareerSource Central Florida, the region’s official workforce development board, to drive equitable recovery of the region from pandemic employment issues through a new program called Level Up Orange.

City of Orlando to Launch RISE Employment & Training Program and Office in Partnership with CareerSource Central Florida

February 21, 2022

February 21, 2022 – ORLANDO, FL — Today, the Orlando City Council approved several agenda items to advance the launch of the new RISE Employment & Training Program, a City of Orlando initiative hosted in partnership with CareerSource Central Florida, to ensure Orlando’s residents impacted by COVID-19 have equitable access to opportunities for job training, coaching and support services to measurably increase their employability.

Central Florida’s Unemployment Rate At 2.9 for March 2022, 0.3 Percentage Point Lower than the State

April 19, 2022

Orlando, Fla.,– The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) region (Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Sumter counties) was 2.9% in March 2022, which was lower than the state’s rate of 3.2%. This rate was 2.9 percentage point lower than the region’s rate of 5.8% during the same timeframe last year. The labor force was 1,408,496, up 83,130 (+6.3%) over the year. There were 40,765 unemployed residents in the region. 

Central Florida’s Unemployment Rate At 3.4% for February 2022, 0.1 Percentage Point Higher than the State

March 28, 2022

Orlando, Fla.,– The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) region (Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Sumter counties) was 3.4% in February 2022, which was higher than the state’s rate of 3.3%. This rate was 2.8 percentage point lower than the region’s rate of 6.2% during the same timeframe last year. The labor force was 1,403,430, up 83,489 (+6.3%) over the year. There were 47,604 unemployed residents in the region.

Osceola Commission Gifts 2022 Seniors with More than $12 million

March 21, 2022

Osceola County, Florida – Gathered in gymnasiums and auditoriums across Osceola County’s public high schools Monday – the first day after Spring Break — students, teachers and administrators had no idea why.

It was a life-changing announcement. Osceola County Commissioners’ launch of a more than $12.4 million transformational program known as Osceola Prosper will allow every 2022 graduating senior a free college or technical education through Valencia College and Osceola Technical College (oTECH). CareerSource Central Florida is helping to support funding aspects of skills training.

Central Florida’s Unemployment Rate At 3.9% for January 2022, 0.4 Percentage Point Higher than the State

March 15, 2022

Orlando, Fla.,– The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) region (Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Sumter counties) was 3.9% in January 2022, which was higher than the state’s rate of 3.5%. This rate was 3.2 percentage point lower than the region’s rate of 7.1% during the same timeframe last year. The labor force was 1,404,630, up 89,828 (+6.8%) over the year. There were 54,211 unemployed residents in the region.