Florida saw a slight jump in first-time unemployment claims coming out of the holiday period. The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday estimated 5,833 initial unemployment claims were filed last week in Florida, up from a revised count of 4,081 during the week that ended Dec. 30.
The state has averaged 5,279 claims over the past four weeks and 5,775 since the start of 2023.
Florida had a 2.9 percent unemployment rate in November, compared to 2.6 percent at the start of 2023.
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The Florida Department of Commerce will release a December jobless report on Jan. 19.
The national unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in November.
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