'Pure stupidity': Ron DeSantis, Rick Scott bash 'really dismal' jobs numbers
Only 199,000 jobs were created in December nationwide, and Florida’s current and most recent former Governor took note of the weak numbers Friday.
“You look at the nation’s jobs numbers again, and another really dismal report. They were supposed to add over 400,000 jobs. There was only 199,000,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said in Lake Butler, before noting that Florida was responsible for more than its share of the jobs gain.
“Just in Florida alone, we’ve been averaging 40, 50, 60 thousand jobs over the last four months,” DeSantis added.
While December numbers aren’t available from the state yet, Florida gained 51,100 jobs in November, which was more than a quarter of the 210,000 jobs created nationw...
