Florida Phoenix

Committee moves to make it harder to access Florida’s already challenging unemployment system

Florida’s notoriously challenging unemployment insurance program may become even more difficult for individuals to navigate ...
WCJB TV20 on MSN

Unemployment rises in Florida in December, drops in North Central Florida

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

Florida's unemployment benefits could be harder to get under new bill

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

Northeast Florida unemployment drops but job growth slows

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

Florida’s unemployment rate up slightly to 3.8% in August

TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s unemployment rate inched up to 3.8% in August, after holding steady at 3.7% since April, according to a report released Friday by the state Department of Commerce. The August ...
Orlando Sentinel

Florida unemployment rate holds steady at 3.7%

TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s unemployment rate held at 3.7% in July, with a state economist saying demand remains high for workers. “The number of job openings is up from the same point in the year before, ...
WFTV

Florida’s unemployment rate staying steady

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s unemployment rate remained at 3.7% in June, better than the national average. According to new numbers released Thursday, the rate remained the same after inching up in ...