Only 1 in 8 Floridians approved for unemployment benefits have actually gotten any money.

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Federal data suggests that Florida has processed its hundreds of thousands of new unemployment claims more slowly than any other state

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/florida-slowest-state-us-process-unemployment-claims-70249821



TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- As unemployment surged during the early weeks of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., Florida ranked at or near the bottom of all states in its speed of processing those claims, federal data shows.

The state is already among the most inhospitable places to be unemployed, and the economic downturn has only added to the misery. Now Florida finds itself frantically trying to catch up as it lags behind other large states and neighbors in the South.

According to an Associated Press analysis of U.S. Department of Labor data, nearly 7 of every 8 Floridians who managed to file claims during the three weeks from mid-March until early April were waiting to have them processed — the worst rate in the country.

In comparison, California and Texas had about two-thirds of their claims backlogged, while New York, the country’s current coronavirus epicenter, had about 30% of its claims still waiting, according to the analysis that looked at claims data submitted to the federal government.

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1. Only in FL, eh? A shame, being that probably both sides of the political fence has tons of ...

recently unemployed workers, all whom need a helping hand. Nice to have your own state behind you, eh? I suspect that this is occurring in quite a few states, that have certain political slants to them, you know what I mean.

Maybe this is the new extension of the republican health plan, in that 'you get sick, you die' plan, is now is:

-you lose your job AND health coverage, through no fault of your own, too bad;
-it is your fault losing your job and health benefits, therefore, you should get no money;
-the only thing the state wants you to do, is to get hungry, and thrown out onto the street, we don't care if you
lose your house or rental unit, business MUST still go on;
-the best thing you could do for your state is to get sick, and maybe die!, that way, you're not a burden to the
state!

I think that incompetence clearly shows (FL, and its' governor), and the governor and rump must be competing in a pissing contest to see who is the dumbest idiot on the block. It's a close tie for now.

It's funny, I don't hear of any efforts to comfort the fear that consumers will have...would you go shopping etc., when tests are not widely available, that rates of infection are not known very well and that (heard last) infected numbers of people is far greater than anticipated (CA antibodies testing they undertook, far more people were found to be infected than anticipated). And CA has been one of the better states in fighting the CV.

I don't think so. I think we're in for a rough 2nd inning game, with no winners and we're back right at where we started.