Unemployment

The number of Floridians who filed new unemployment claims last week remained almost unchanged from the previous week.

The man overseeing the state's unemployment system is advising Floridians not to hang up the phone when calling to inquire about their benefits. Jonathan Satter acknowledges the wait is long—up to an hour and 39 minutes on Monday.

TALLAHASSEE --- Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that most remaining unsettled claims in the state’s heavily criticized unemployment system are due to...

As jobless rates skyrocket, filing for unemployment benefits in Florida can feel like a seemingly impossible task. Many filers have reported website crashes and several hours spent waiting on hold. Governor Ron DeSantis has added more workers, new servers, and made other changes to the system in an attempt to address the issues. Now as some unemployed Floridians are finalizing their applications, they’re turning their focus to another issue – getting approved for those benefits.

Hundreds of thousands laid-off workers who can’t get their unemployment money from the state of Florida got more bad news Wednesday. A state judge says she had no authority to order the immediate payment of jobless claims.

Governor Ron DeSantis has called it “a jalopy” and “a clunker,” and says it was “in tatters.” He’s talking, of course, about Florida’s online system for handling claims for unemployment benefits, which cost taxpayers 78 million dollars and still doesn’t work right. Now, that system is going to be placed under a long-awaited microscope.

State health officials reported 708 new cases of the coronavirus in Florida, Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 32,846 confirmed cases. The Florida…

State health officials reported 610 new positive cases of COVID-19, Monday, bringing Florida's total to 32,138 cases. The Florida Department of Health's…

Florida Democrats want federal auditors to investigate the state’s flawed unemployment system and a backlog they say ranks among the worst in the country.

State health officials reported 689 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, Sunday, bringing the statewide total number of cases to 31,528. According to the…