Florida's Unemployment Rate Dips Below 5 Percent
Florida's unemployment rate dipped below 5 percent for the first time in eight years.
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Florida's unemployment rate dipped below 5 percent for the first time in eight years.
A House panel on Monday unanimously approved a measure aimed at cracking down on unemployment fraud based on identity theft --- a practice lawmakers say is spiraling out of control.
Floridians continue to report problems with the state's 2-year-old unemployment benefits website, according to lawmakers.
Florida's jobless rate went up slightly in March.
Florida's unemployment rate for February was virtually unchanged from the previous month.
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Two South Florida brothers will spend years in federal prison after pleading guilty in an identity theft and unemployment insurance fraud case.
Florida's unemployment rate has dropped again and is now right in line with national rate.
Even with a slight drop, Florida's new unemployment rate is still higher than the national average.
Florida's unemployment rate saw a slight uptick in August.
Florida's unemployment rate did not change in July amid signs the economy is in the process of a slow, steady recovery from the Great Recession.
Florida's unemployment rate is now higher than the national rate.
There was little fanfare from Gov. Rick Scott's office Friday to herald the monthly update of the state's unemployment rate, which ticked up slightly from April to May and now matches the national mark of 6.3 percent.
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Numbers out Friday show Florida's unemployment rate has not changed much in the past couple of months.
More than 500 job positions will be up for grabs at a mega job fair Monday in Ft. Lauderdale.
Over 2,000 job positions will be up for grabs at a mega job fair Wednesday in Miami Lakes.
More than 500 job positions will be up for grabs at a mega job fair Tuesday in Ft. Lauderdale.
Florida Democrats have criticized Gov. Rick Scott for failing to provide leadership or take ownership over the state's troubled $63 million unemployment website.
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