Corona Economics
Financial pain could linger as jobless claims jump
First-time unemployment claims tripled in the first full week of 2021.
First-time unemployment claims tripled in the first full week of 2021.
Resurgent virus has caused a spike in layoffs.
The bill would expand and increase unemployment benefits.
Leisure, hospitality, retail take biggest hits.
Unemployment has now cost $19.85 billion in Florida since the pandemic began.
The revised lawsuit makes contends that DEO and Deloitte were negligent.
A DEO spokeswoman said Monday the agency has started to implement benefit extensions.
Business until Jan. 11 may protest any increase in rates.
Florida's jobs agency has not yet posted a timetable about the extended benefits.
Cost of helping the jobless during the COVID-19 outbreak breaks $19.5 billion in Florida.
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