Florida’s unemployment claims have seen a small increase for the first time in nearly a month, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). For the week ending Feb. 8, 6,486 new jobless filings were reported in Florida, up from 5,962 for the previous week. This uptick in claims is a departure from January’s primarily declining numbers. This trend does not align with the national trend, as first-time unemployment claims decreased for the entire country for the week ending Feb. 8. Despite this slight increase in first-time claims, Florida’s overall unemployment rate still stands firm at 3.4%, which is lower than the national jobless figure for 50 consecutive months. the national unemployment rate as of January was 4%.

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