KyleBaltuch

SVP, @FLChamberFDN. Focused on childhood poverty, early learning, and DEI. Reach out to me at [email protected]

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Inflation and its impact on families working toward prosperity will be on tap at the upcoming Florida Prosperity & Economic Opportunity Summit. Hope to see you there.

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Inflation is on everyone's mind, but how does it impact families throughout FL and the US?

Consider this, the cost of "Energy Services" rose 13.7% over the past year.

Over that same time span, 20.7% of Floridians and 21.3% of Americans were unable to pay an energy bill.

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NEW DATA: The most recent weekly census survey reported nearly 2.1 million adults in FL faced food scarcity in the past week.

Additionally, nearly 2 million (47.7%) children in FL received food assistance in the past week.

Interested in learning more?
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NEW ANALYSIS ALERT: In March, Florida exported $5.87 billion worth of goods in just one month. This marks the second largest figure in the state's history and a ten year high.

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Headlines read "Fed To Hike Interest Rates." What does that mean?

When the Fed raises interest rates, they are altering the Federal Funds Effective Rate, which is essentially the interest rates banks use to lend to one another.

Below is a look at this rate over time.

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Childhood poverty is one of the greatest challenges facing our state. Across all 983 zip codes, 773,801 children battle poverty everyday.

Below is an in-depth look at the 10 most impoverished zip codes in Florida.

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Has COVID triggered a great resignation in Florida?

The graph below reflects "quits" each month over the past 10 years. While outliers exist, the trend line shows this pattern started many years ago.

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Statewide, 85.4% of households have a broadband internet subscription.

Access to this resource is vital when pursuing educational and employment opportunities.

Want more information on your county? Check out the map below or ask us in the comments.

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Housing’s on everyone’s mind in Florida, and today, an interesting data point was released. In 2021, Florida’s housing vacancy rate was 1.1%, its lowest in history. People are moving to Florida, and housing starts are struggling to keep up with demand. Keep capacity on your radar

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Headlines this week read U.S. inflation rose 7.9% year-over-year. Let's take a look at that on a more granular scale:
-Inflation in the South: 8.4%
-Transportation: 22.2%
-Motor Fuel: 40.4%
-Meats, Poultry, Fish, and Eggs: 12.7%
-Education & Communication: 1.9%
-Housing: 6.4%