ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – More than 200,000 people have applied for unemployment in Florida just in the last week, however, many more are saying they are having trouble getting through to anyone either online or on the phone with Florida's Department of Economic Opportunity. "It either rings or it doesn't ring, or you get a busy a signal," said Heather Musser, a single mother recently furloughed.
Musser's last day of work at the salon she worked at as a licensed esthetician was on March 21st, now on 12 days without work.
She's spent every single one of those days trying to file for unemployment. She said she tried to file a new claim, but said she already had a login though she's never received unemployment before.