Florida's Unemployment Rate Keeps Dropping
Florida's unemployment rate keeps dropping - reaching 4.8 percent.
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Florida's unemployment rate keeps dropping - reaching 4.8 percent.
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.
An official from the agency that oversees the state's unemployment-claims website disputed aspects of a highly critical audit that outlined lax oversight of the site and potential security risks for users.
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.
More than 7,000 job positions will be up for grabs at a mega job fair Wednesday in Sunrise.
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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.
The state of Florida will be releasing the unemployment numbers for the month of December Friday morning and it could give a boost to Governor Rick Scott while also posing a tricky political situation.
The hot jobs for 2014 are out. This year's includes much more than the usual high tech white collar finance careers.
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.
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Medical device maker said it is working to assess the scope of the attack and business interruption.
Florida International University will be the first school to implement the program.
Meta agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion to settle allegations that its social media platforms are addictive.
Henry Parra and Adam Hlavaty were among seven people, including five Americans, killed in the helicopter crash in Kenya last week.
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
Medical device maker said it is working to assess the scope of the attack and business interruption.
The Miami Dolphins' three preseason games will air on CBS Miami as the team prepares for the 2026 NFL season.
Florida International University will be the first school to implement the program.
Henry Parra and Adam Hlavaty were among seven people, including five Americans, killed in the helicopter crash in Kenya last week.
Florida International University will be the first school to implement the program.
The crash took place in the area of Northwest 36th Street and Lee Drive on the north side of MIA, deputies say.
Thunderstorms that develop in South Florida on Wednesday could produce heavy downpours, lightning and gusty winds.
Surveillance video from La Potranca Tacos & Cantina on Biscayne Boulevard captured the incident on Aug. 19.
The attack brings the number of people killed in such strikes by the U.S. military in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea to at least 227.
The Secret Service's chief of communications and two other staffers have been placed on leave pending an investigation into "potential misconduct," U.S. officials told CBS News.
Luis Manuel Aviles Roa, the father of a U.S. Navy sailor onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, was released by ICE on Tuesday, his family told CBS News.
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's effort to toss out her 2021 conviction on sex-trafficking charges and 20-year prison sentence.
Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds made the announcement at an event in Miami on Tuesday.
Gilbert is running for the seat that Frederica Wilson is retiring from.
The winner of the Florida Democratic primary now has her eyes set on the Senate seat currently held by Republican Ashley Moody.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
The race to see who will be the Democratic nominee to take on Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27 is being closely watched.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
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Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
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President Trump said that he would be "lowering the American flag" throughout the nation for one week in Dolly Parton's honor.
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After Hayden Panettiere's death, fans resurfaced her claim that Neutrogena had fired her in 2015 over her comments about postpartum depression.
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