The latest jobs report shows that Leon County added 190 jobs in March. One year ago Leon County lost 2,024 jobs. The unemployment rate in March 2021 was 4.6%, unchanged from the revised February number. One year ago the March unemployment rate was 5.0%. The number of people working in March 2021 is less when […]
City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow, who recently called for the end to three major Blueprint projects, will appear on the Tuesday edition of Above the Fold with Tallahassee Report’s Editor Steve Stewart. To hear the interview you can tune-in to Real Talk 93.3 FM at 11:00 a.m. or stream the show live. “I have always respected […]
TR’s weekly report (April 4 – April 11) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s April 4th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending April 11th, shows all indicators increased, but are still below notable benchmarks. For example, the positivity rate increased from 2.3% last […]
A Tallahassee Police Department officer on routine patrol just after 11 p.m. on the westside of Tallahassee, became involved in a chase with a suspicious vehicle which ended in a shooting. According to TPD, the chase began in the parking lot at the 800 block of Ocala Road and ended at the 100 block of […]
TR’s weekly report (March 28 – April 4) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s March 28th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending April 4th, shows decreases in new cases, the positivity rate and hospitalizations. Since the middle to the end of January 2021, […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A Florida Senate panel Wednesday signed off on a proposal aimed at keeping most transgender females from participating in high-school and college sports, but the measure stops short of an all-out ban being considered by the House. The measures have become one of the 2021 […]
The latest employment report for February 2021 shows continued improvement in local jobs numbers. The last report included annual revisions of job numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and indicated that Leon County employment was at 94% of pre-pandemic levels. The February report – released on March 26 – shows Leon County is […]
TR’s weekly report (March 22 – March 28) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s March 21st weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending March 28th, shows increases in new cases and small changes in the positivity rate and hospitalizations. Since the middle to the […]
TALLAHASSEE — With Black lawmakers condemning the proposal as a return to the Jim Crow era, the Republican-controlled Florida House on Friday approved a measure aimed at cracking down on violent protests by creating a host of new crimes, enhancing riot-related penalties and creating roadblocks for local governments to trim police spending. The House’s party-line […]
During April, May, and June of 2020, Leon County experienced double digit decreases in taxable sales growth. However, Florida Department of Revenue data now shows that Leon County is rebounding from the economic downturn caused by the COVID pandemic. The most recent information from the Florida Department of revenue shows that consumer spending in Leon […]