TALLAHASSEE – Florida experienced an estimated 6,145 unemployment promises previous week, a number a little bit over the rate before Hurricane Ian hit Southwest Florida.
A report unveiled Wednesday by the U.S. Section of Labor said the 6,145 statements during the 7 days that ended Nov. 19 have been up from a revised rely of 6,110 claims throughout the week that ended Nov. 12.
The state strike 14,934 statements the week after the Classification 4 Hurricane Ian created landfall on Sept. 28 in Lee and Charlotte counties.
The point out has experienced an approximated 63,082 statements in the 7 months given that the storm, an normal of 9,012 a 7 days.
In the seven months in advance of Ian, Florida averaged 5,606 new promises.
The Florida Office of Economic Possibility on Friday said the state experienced a 2.7 percent unemployment amount in Oct, up from a historic lower of 2.5 p.c in September.
The October numbers showed an believed 285,000 Floridians experienced as unemployed from a workforce of 10.75 million.
Nationally, 240,000 new statements were being submitted previous week, an enhance of 17,000 from the former week.
