Jobless Claims Down in Florida, Country
First-time unemployment claims in Florida continue to fluctuate just above pre-pandemic levels.
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First-time unemployment claims in Florida continue to fluctuate just above pre-pandemic levels.
For the first time in more than a year, Florida has posted a weekly count of new unemployment claims on par with the period just before the coronavirus pandemic caused widespread economic damage.
Marking a pandemic low, the U.S. Department of Labor estimated 15,903 first-time unemployment claims were filed last week in Florida.
First-time jobless claims dropped last week in Florida, as the state is set to issue a monthly report Friday that will detail unemployment data amid a rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
State unemployment taxes are going up for businesses struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic, as the pace of new jobless claims continues to slow in Florida.
Florida continued last week to show a decline in new unemployment claims, even as coronavirus cases have been on the rise and the state heads into what is expected to be a slower-than-typical Thanksgiving holiday.
First-time unemployment claims dropped last week in Florida as pressure builds on the state's hospitality and tourism industries amid the lingering impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
New unemployment claims rose to more than 40,000 in Florida for the week that ended Oct. 3, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday.
First-time unemployment claims were down slightly in Florida last week, as more businesses announce layoffs and extensions of worker furloughs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Florida continues to see declines in first-time unemployment claims, even as the state braces for permanent layoffs over the next few months of workers --- many in tourism and hospitality jobs.
Economic reopening efforts across Florida were reflected Thursday in a report on initial unemployment claims, which fell last week below six figures for the first time since the coronavirus shuttered businesses in March.
Just over six percent of people who have filed jobless claims since mid-March had received checks as of Sunday.
Unemployment claims are at an all-time in Florida as the coronavirus-caused surge continues. Many of the Florida claims remain in a backlog that could take weeks to resolve. However, we want to make it as easy as possible for you to find the links and paperwork you need.
Jobless claims are spiking in Florida as many vital tourism and entertainment-related businesses have closed or limited services as the state struggles to combat the novel coronavirus.
The federal government will allow the state to pay unemployment claims in cases that have been in dispute for more than a week, as officials look to ease a backlog created by Florida's new but trouble-plagued $63 million unemployment assistance website.
Thousands of unemployed South Floridians will finally be getting their benefits checks after the state's troubled new system had held them up.
Florida's unemployed were able to file jobless claims as of Tuesday morning, but the process was perhaps not as smooth as some had hoped.
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It's a mix of good and bad news for South Florida's jobless claims. First-time unemployment claims for May continue to trend below where they were a year ago.
While Florida won't release their first time jobless claims numbers for a couple of more weeks, nationwide the numbers were up for the third week signaling a weakening in the job market.
While the nation's unemployment rate dropped in December to 9.3 percent, the overall unemployment picture isn't improving and it's especially bad in the Sunshine State where the unemployment rate stands at 11.6 percent.
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