Florida jobless claims inch up

Unemployment claims in Florida increased slightly last week, with an estimated 16,170 new applications submitted, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The estimate for the week that ended April 10 was up from a revised count of 15,025 the prior week. The federal agency initially projected 11,891 new claims filed during the week that ended April 3. The uptick came as the number of claims nationally dropped last week by 193,000 to 576,000. It also came as the Florida Department of Economic…