Florida's new unemployment claims drop for fifth time out of 6 past weeks
Florida’s first-time unemployment claims are dropping again, which has been the trend in the Sunshine State for most of this Summer, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
In five out of the last six weeks, Florida’s initial unemployment filings have dropped from week to week. Such was the case for the most recent week ending July 20, before seasonal adjustments. There were 6,833 first-time jobless filings last week in Florida, a dip of 1,222 from the week ending July 13.
Last week’s report showed those claims increasing, an aberration in otherwise falling numbers over the past month and a half.
The Florida first-time weekly unemployment claims reflected the national trends. Across...
