Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

The state’s jobs agency had not posted a timetable about extended unemployment benefits, and no formal announcement had been made about whether Floridians will be covered for the current week because of when the $900 billion federal package was signed.

The state Department of Economic Opportunity on Friday posted a 6.4 percent jobless rate for November, equal to a revised jobless mark for October. The unemployment rate in November 2019, before the pandemic hammered the economy, was 2.8 percent.

Some states carved out single-day poll workers from being denied unemployment benefits. Florida did not.

One state senator says DeSantis is manipulating data and "does not have this virus under control and has no interest in doing so."

Other state agencies are still developing plans to have employees return to work in the office.

Among the topics were mail-in ballots and the latest on Florida's embattled unemployment system.

A Leon County circuit judge is mulling whether to allow a potential class-action lawsuit. 19 plaintiffs say persistent problems with Florida’s online unemployment system, known as CONNECT, have prevented them from getting benefits.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’s appointing a task force that will inform state officials on when and how to reopen Florida’s economy. The governor told…

Florida’s unemployment system problems date back to 2013 when the state changed the process, shrinking benefits and making it harder for people to apply...

Small businesses feeling the impact of coronavirus caused shutdowns and local stay-at-home measures may be eligible for emergency loans through the…

A total of 74,021 Floridians filed for unemployment last week, 11 times more than filed the week before. That's according to new figures from the U.S.…