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CareerSource SWFL Easing Burden on State's Overwhelmed Unemployment System

The Florida Office of Economic Opportunity’s online and phone systems have been overwhelmed by the recent spike in the number of people who are applying for unemployment benefits. Last week it started reaching out for help handling one aspect of the problem that involves people who have applied for benefits in the past, but cannot remember their four digit PIN number. We learn more about the problem, and what help is being offered, with Joe Paterno, executive director of Career Source Southwest Florida.

Career Source's phone lines are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Call 1-800-557-3242.You can find out more about downloading and printing paper Florida Reemployment Assistance Applications HERE.