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Florida’s unemployment benefits system is improving, but some states are doing much better at paying claims

Florida’s unemployment benefits system is improving, but some states are doing much better at paying claims

Gov. Ron DeSantis has touted the progress of Florida’s beleaguered unemployment system in paying out jobless claims, but the state still lags other states half of Florida’s size in processing claims, and some claimants who applied in March are still waiting for payments.