The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, June 23, 2025

LOCAL NEWS

The latest jobs report shows the Leon County May unemployment rate increased to 3.8%. The April unemployment rate was 3.5%. The latest numbers follow cyclical trends related to Tallahassee’s summer economy.

Review the news briefs from the June 17, 2025, Leon County School Board meeting. The Board voted on 17 agenda items.

FLORIDA NEWS

Florida’s unemployment rate held at 3.7 percent in May, after inching up earlier in the year.

Florida News Weekly Roundup: ‘Long and Winding Road’ in the Rearview

NATIONAL NEWS

The US joined Israel’s military campaign against Iran Saturday, using B-2 bombers to target three nuclear sites: Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordo. In a speech to the nation, President Donald Trump called the strikes a success, saying the military destroyed the facilities. A final assessment of the impact to Iran’s nuclear program is ongoing. Watch the speech here; see images from the White House Situation Room here.

Heat wave covers central and eastern US with temperatures expected to exceed 90 degrees for 170 million Americans (More). 

US stock markets close mixed Friday (S&P 500 -0.2%, Dow +0.1%, Nasdaq -0.5%) amid tensions in the Middle East (More) 

TALLAHASSEE WEATHER