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Consumer sentiment among Floridians declined for the third consecutive month, dropping 1.8 points in April to 77 from a revised figure of 78.8 in March.

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First-of-its-kind study reveals previously unknown source of corporate influence.

Consumer sentiment in Florida declined for the second month in a row, dropping 6.6 points in March to 78.1, down from a revised figure of 84.7 in February. This sharp decline is in line with the national sentiment, which fell by 7.7 points.

Consumer sentiment among Floridians ticked up 1.3 points in April to 73.3 from March’s revised figure of 72. National sentiment, on the contrary, dropped 2.2 points.

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Following five consecutive monthly increases, consumer sentiment among Floridians dipped 2.1 points in March to 72, down from a revised figure of 74.1 in February.

Silencing your notifications and ignoring your email at the end of the workday could make you a better leader at your job, according to new research.

Consumer sentiment in Florida increased for a third month in a row in March to 69.7, up 2 points from a revised figure of 67.7 in February. On the contrary, national consumer sentiment plummeted 5 points. 

This pilot culinary arts program at UF's Office of Professional and Workforce Development aims to re-skill students through a nontraditional format and quickly get them back to work in higher paying jobs.

In the paper researchers explain how bias can be embedded in people analytics that uses AI, despite the AI itself being in principle free of bias. The authors also highlight best practices for human resource professionals and how to build a bias-aware analytical process that can prevent machine learning biases from creeping into HR practices.

Starting your day by thinking about what kind of leader you want to be can make you more effective at work, a new study finds.

Consumer sentiment in Florida took a second nosedive in April, plummeting 11.2 points to 75.9 from a revised figure of 87.1 in March. Similarly, national consumer sentiment declined sharply for a second consecutive month. 

After reaching its highest level in almost 20 years, consumer confidence among Floridians plummeted 13.5 points in March to 88.8 from a revised figure of 102.3 in February. Similarly, consumer sentiment at the national level experienced a decline of 11.9 points.