As it passed nearly 100 miles offshore, Hurricane Helene generated a powerful storm surge that swept boats ashore in Madeira Beach near Tampa Bay. In preparation for the 2025 hurricane season, you ...

For many affected South Florida workers, the immediate question is simple: How quickly can they expect help? The answer is complicated.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — WPTV is giving a voice to people who say their unemployment claims have gone unanswered for months, with no end in sight. As people battling for benefits continue to share ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — For years, unemployed Floridians have struggled to receive benefits they say they were owed by the state while searching for their next job. Now, a new bill moving through the ...

Florida’s unemployment rate has climbed following Spirit Airlines’ sudden shutdown, which cut nearly 5,000 jobs in the state. The closure, driven by failed bailout talks and rising fuel costs, has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last week, the Trump administration fired more than 10,000 federal workers across multiple agencies as part of its "large-scale ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Unemployment in Florida is rising after years of historically low numbers. The state’s unemployment rate ticked up to 4.5% in January. That’s nearly 500,000 people out of a workforce ...

For an eighth consecutive month Florida’s jobless rate has increased, with job declines in the finance, manufacturing and ...

Florida’s jobless rate ticked up for a seventh consecutive month, according to a Department of Commerce report released Friday.

The sudden layoff of nearly 5,000 employees from Spirit Airlines in Florida is sending a new wave of workers into the state’s unemployment system — one that has long drawn criticism for being ...