Look up a company called WIS International. They perform inventory services for a wide variety of retail outlets, and they hire just about anybody where others don't. The only drawback is that it's a make it or break it job. The hours are crazy and there's no certainty on a certain number of hours. But if anyone will hire you, they most likely will.

Because Florida sucks.

Because it's Florida. Mostly the state is just for retires that move from all other states to be warm.