After one-year blip, Florida's population to grow again

Florida's population should rebound this year from its first loss in more than half a century, according to new estimates from the University of Florida. The state is expected to add about 23,000 residents between April 1, 2009, and April 1, 2010, following a loss of almost 57,000 residents the previous year, UF's Bureau of Economic and Business Research reported Tuesday. Last year's population drop startled a state used to steady, and sometimes explosive, growth since World War II. Researchers say that appears to have been just a one-year blip. "Based on changes in electric customer data, we believe Florida's population has increased slightly over the past year," said bureau director Stan Smith who led the research. "This may be an indication the state's economy is no longer declining at the rate it had been before."

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