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How do I find a job in Florida?

Start with Employ Florida, the state's online job listings at employflorida.com, which you can search before you move.

CareerSource Florida, the state's workforce board, runs career centers around the state that help job seekers in person; find yours with the Find Your Local Team search on careersourceflorida.com. State government jobs are listed on People First, at jobs.myflorida.com, by department, city or keyword; its service center is (877) 562-7287.

If your work needs a state license, the answer on moving a professional license tells which office licenses which job and how a license from another state carries over.

Where to go from here.

Generated image of a smiling nurse in navy scrubs walking out through the glass doors of a bright, modern Florida hospital, a tote bag on her shoulder and royal palms behind her.

How do I move my professional license to Florida?

It depends on the job and on the office that licenses it.

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Where do young professionals live in Florida?

Florida's youngest counties are its two big college towns. Leon County, around Tallahassee, home to Florida State and Florida A&M, and Alachua County, around Gainesville, home to the University of Florida, have a median age of about 32, the lowest in the state by the Census Bureau's latest five-year figures.

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