FLorida unemployment

Many organizations now need more workers even as those who lost jobs during the pandemic are still unemployed.

First-time unemployment claims dropped more than 30 percent last week in Florida, as the state approaches a holiday period that is anticipated to have slow retail sales and reduced travel because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Governor Ron DeSantis says roughly 300,000 unemployment claims were processed over the weekend, as the state Department of Economic Opportunity’s system was down.

On Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis held the introductory meeting of his assembled Re-Open Florida Task Force. The group will look at when and how to begin…

As state officials have scrambled to fortify Florida’s overburdened unemployment system, Governor Ron DeSantis says retroactive unemployment benefits may…

As the number of Floridians filing for assistance skyrockets to half a million, the state is scrambling to fortify its beleaguered unemployment system.…