By Laura Layden of the Naples Daily News
The busy season may be over in Southwest Florida, but the region’s businesses are still busy hiring.
Employers in Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties added 15,900 jobs over the year in April, according to a monthly report released Friday by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
The Naples area added 3,000 jobs year over year. Its jobless rate fell to 4.1 percent in April, down from 4.6 percent a year ago.
In a news release, Gov. Rick Scott called it “great news.”
“We are working every day to support economic growth so our state can outcompete all other locations for new jobs and opportunities,” he said.
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