Unemployment

The number of Floridians out of work is starting to rise.State officials announced Monday that the state's unemployment rate for January was 3.9 percent.…

People who need unemployment assistance after Hurricane Irma might not be getting the help that is available to them.

Louisiana is helping Florida process its thousands of unemployment claims related to Hurricane Irma.The Louisiana Workforce Commission, the state's labor…

Low-wage jobs in Florida are one of the main reasons families live in poverty or near poverty, according to a new study by Florida International...

Economists say the pickup in wages has been sluggish. One possible reason is that high-earning baby boomers are leaving the workforce. And some people aren't looking to work because wages are too low.

Florida’s unemployment rate remains at 5 percent, where it’s been throughout the first quarter of the year. Lynn Hatter reports state employment...

The Department of Economic Opportunity believes it needs access to the state driver’s license database to stop reemployment assistance fraud. House...

Florida experienced a big upswing in January employment after a sluggish December.

The unemployment rate, meanwhile, rose just slightly, ticking up a tenth of a percentage point to 4.8 percent. Average hourly wages increased by 3 cents.

Florida's unemployment rate continues to drop.This morning, the state's December 2014 unemployment numbers were released. Last month, the unemployment…

The August unemployment rates for Florida were released today. Changes were minimal from July to August.Florida’s unemployment rate for August is 6.3%,…

Florida's unemployment rate is now higher than the national rate.The state's jobless rate in June was 6.2 percent. That's a slight dip from the previous…