Florida's unemployment rate was 6.1 percent in September which is down 0.2 percentage point from August and down 0.8 percentage point from the September 2013 rate of 6.9 percent according to a report released Friday by Governor Rick Scott's office.
The report says Florida created 12,800 private-sector jobs in September 2014.
The rate for much of this year has been flat. The rate for August was 6.3 percent, or higher than it was in the previous month.
The state's rate currently is higher than the U.S. rate of 5.9 percent.
Economists say the rate has remained flat in 2014 because people are re-entering the job market due to an improving economy.
The unemployment rate is important for Gov. Rick Scott because he campaigned in 2010 on a pledge to add 700,000 jobs above normal growth.
Since December 2010, Florida’s private-sector businesses have added 651,300 jobs for Florida families. Florida’s annual job growth rate has exceeded the nation’s rate since April 2012.