The state agency reported Florida’s unemployment rate as 4.3% in December 2025, up a tenth of a percent from the prior month.

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Florida last week compared with the week prior.

Florida has one of the stingiest jobless benefits systems, paying a maximum $275 per week. Some GOP lawmakers want to put up ...

There were 6,331 first-time filings for the week ending Jan. 17 in the Sunshine State, according to data released by the U.S.

Florida’s notoriously challenging unemployment insurance program may become even more difficult for individuals to navigate ...

Florida's Senate Bill 216 aims to reduce fraud, but critics worry it will make unemployment benefits harder for legitimate ...

The biggest growth sector in Northeast Florida was the category of private education and health services, which added 9,300 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 3,138 ...