Florida had the most new unemployment claims in the U.S. last week

Florida had the most new unemployment claims in the U.S. last week

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Florida had 432,465 new unemployment claims for week ending April 25 — the highest number among all states, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. That's down from the prior week's total of 506,670. Florida had a revised total of 228,484 claims for the week ending March 28, which originally was the record holder for the state. Meanwhile, the Sunshine State has struggled to make unemployment benefits available to people as it has had issues with its website and problems with the large volume…

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