Edward Behr spent a year searching and submitting applications, aiming for 10 a day, before landing his first job after college graduation. Behr, a 24-year-old UF alumnus, graduated in May 2024 with a ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 3,547 ...

The holiday hiring bonanza is on in Florida as the U.S. Department of Labor ( DOL) reports a huge drop in first-time claims.

Initial unemployment claims in Florida decreased during the week shortened by the Thanksgiving holiday. The U.S. Department ...

Florida’s new unified human trafficking database allows criminologists to determine the scope of the problem and find ...

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits for the week ending Nov. 29 fell to 191,000 from the previous week’s ...

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Braulio Colon, executive director of the Florida College Access Network, was recently named one of Florida’s 500 most ...

The grocer’s CEO rallied investors to buy the brand back from Aldi with the hopes of growing again in the Sunshine State. Hundreds of existing Winn-Dixie locations will be renovated, adding modern ...

More than 1.9 million Americans filed claims for unemployment benefits in mid-October, the highest mark since early August, according to data from the Department of Labor. For the week ending Oct. 18, ...

As the job market becomes increasingly strenuous and as people seek connection in a post-pandemic world, South Florida’s work ...