ORLANDO, Fla. – Jobless claims now exceed more than 16 million across the United States as shutdowns from the coronavirus pandemic widen and problems with getting benefits persists. RELATED: Filing for unemployment?
6 things experts say you should know In Florida, more than 472,000 claims have been filed, according to the Department of Labor, but that number represents a period before the state revamped its entire unemployment website and expanded its use of paper applications. [CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PAPER APPLICATION FOR UNEMPLOYMENT IN FLORIDA] News 6 investigator Mike DeForest has been covering the unemployment angle since the pandemic forced non-essential businesses to shutdown.