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“The nation reported adding 194,000 jobs in September, and Florida accounted for 84,500.”
Ron DeSantis Governor, R-Fla.. a Facebook post. Claim dated 22 Oct 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True

What PolitiFact found

Florida had a great month for jobs, but his comparison of state and federal figures is more complicated than he lets on. It's also common for monthly numbers to jump around a lot; the previous month was much smaller.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Ron DeSantis (Governor, R-Fla.) made this claim around 22 October 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 October 2021, 5 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.

Ron DeSantis has 64 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 17 of them false or fake, 38 misleading or mixed and 2 true.

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