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Florida's initial jobless filings drop for final week in June
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (329+ words) The final full week of June brought the third straight week of falling new unemployment claims in Florida. There were 5, 600 first-time jobless filings in the Sunshine State for the week ending June 27, according to the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL). That's…...
UF survey shows Floridians' consumer sentiment drops for fourth straight month
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (406+ words) Consumer confidence is continuing to crumble in Florida, according to a University of Florida survey. Consumer sentiment fell in the Sunshine State for the fourth month in a row in June. The consumer sentiment index fell 1. 8 points from May, dropping…...
Department of Labor figures show initial jobless claims in Florida drop 2 weeks in a row
1+ week, 3+ day ago (356+ words) The number of new unemployment claims has decreased for a second week in a row in Florida. The U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) published the latest data for first-time unemployment benefit filings for the week ending June 20. The Sunshine State saw…...
Florida Commerce data shows May unemployment rate holds steady at 4. 8%
1+ week, 6+ day ago (365+ words) Florida's unemployment rate finally leveled out in May after increasing every other month this year. Florida Commerce, the state's economic development bureau, published its latest data for jobless figures, showing the latest rate came in at 4. 8%. That's the same rate…...
Department of Labor report shows substantial decrease in first-time jobless claims in Florida
2+ week, 3+ day ago (320+ words) Florida's unemployment picture rebounded in the second week of June. There were 6, 732 first-time jobless filings in the Sunshine State for the week ending June 13, according to the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL). That's a significant drop by 939 from the week ending…...
Florida sees steep jump in new jobless filings to begin June
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (344+ words) Florida saw a rough start to June on the jobs front. First-time unemployment claims spiked sharply in the first week of June, wiping out nearly a month of falling filings, according to U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) data. There were 7, 447 initial…...
Florida first-time jobless claims see sharp drop for final week of May
3+ week, 6+ day ago (370+ words) New unemployment claims in Florida tumbled significantly to finish off May. There were 5, 167 first-time filings in the state for the week ending May 30, according to figures provided by the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL). That's a fall of 803 claims from the…...
UF researchers: Florida consumer sentiment slips for third month in a row
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (368+ words) Consumer confidence among Floridians dropped for the third straight month in May, according to a University of Florida (UF) research survey. UF's Bureau of Economic and Business Research consumer sentiment report found consumers still skittish about the economy, with consumer…...
Florida first-time jobless filings drop in late May
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (374+ words) Initial unemployment claims in Florida fell slightly for the week ending May 23. There were 5, 805 new filings in the state, according to U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) figures. That's a decrease of 419 from the previous week, when there were 6, 224 claims. It's the…...
Florida new unemployment claims drop substantially for week ending May 16
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (392+ words) The number of initial unemployment claims in Florida significantly dropped in the latest weekly report. The U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) reports the Sunshine State saw a drop of 2, 113 first-time notices for the week ending May 16, with 6, 051 claims filed. That's down…...