ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida has seen a slight rise in first-time unemployment claims.
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The U.S. Department of Labor released its latest unemployment report on Thursday.
The report showed people in Florida filed about 5,100 claims last week, slightly larger than the previous week.
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Despite this increase, the statistic is the second-lowest number of claims in Florida since the start of 2023.
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