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Bill sponsor Sen. Jason Brodeur says he sought the $100 boost after seeing what other states are doing.
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Some people who have lost their jobs during the pandemic are training for a new career at St. Petersburg College. Workers in the hard-hit restaurant and hotel industry are among those signing up.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined his plans for the $4.1 billion the state plans to spend from money received from the federal government, including funds to fix the state's troubled unemployment system.
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Florida's biggest industry — tourism — is still hurting. But over the past year, the state has gained jobs in warehousing, delivery services, and home construction.
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The state Department of Economic Opportunity reported Monday that Florida’s unemployment rate decreased to 4.8% in January, down 0.3 percentage points from a revised December rate.
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Part of the reason is that tourists are next expected to flock to Florida in the coming months.
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It now stands at 6.1%, below the national rate of 6.7%.
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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.
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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.
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Some states carved out single-day poll workers from being denied unemployment benefits. Florida did not.
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Lawmakers in Congress are debating a second COVID-19 relief bill, and with that, more funds for the Paycheck Protection Program. In Florida, small businesses have exhausted money from the program and are waiting for more aid.
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One state senator says DeSantis is manipulating data and "does not have this virus under control and has no interest in doing so."