U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched down modestly last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels despite a weakening job market.

For years, Floridians have complained of long hold times or busy signals when calling state agencies. Now some relief could be on the way — at least for callers to the state’s ...

So far in 2026, there have been 2,791 layoffs announced in Florida by more than two dozen different employers, according to the state's WARN notice archive, including 377 jobs eliminated by the ...