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Florida House blocks effort to expand unemployment benefits

Florida DEO says jobs are returning

SHARE ORLANDO, Fla. As Florida state leaders paint a bright picture about the jobs market, they also caution that there is a long road to go. What You Need To Know DEO says jobs are returning in the state The agency says the unemployment rate remains at 4.7% This comes as Gov. DeSantis opposes increasing unemployment benefits ​Gov. Ron DeSantis is using the spin of added jobs to further reject efforts by both Republican and Democratic members of the Florida Legislature to expand state unemployment benefits. Florida Department of Economic Opportunity reported Friday the state gained 32,900 private sector jobs in March 2021, totaling 777,600 private sector jobs from April 2020 to March 2021.

Florida Senate committee prepares to vote on voting bill