Some cell phones blocked from state unemployment hot line ...more

March 9, 2009

Today, Rikelle Purcell is the face of unemployment. Purcell was working at Authorized TV in Blairsville, Ga., but she moved to Sebring, hoping to find a better job. She wound up with more of the same: here, she's an office manager for Appliance Hospital, handling customer telephone calls, scheduling service calls, routing service trucks. ...more

March 9, 2009

Feeling sick about the job market? Go to a hospital. That's where the jobs are. ...more

March 8, 2009

The unemployment rate in Highlands County in January was 9.2 percent, according to the Agency for Workforce Innovation. ...more

March 8, 2009

Those who regularly see unemployed workers shuffle through the doors for their checks were expecting it. ...more

March 7, 2009

Second-worst in Florida; numbers are highest since 1976 ...more

March 6, 2009

The number of people out of work soared in the Bay area in January, with each county surpassing 9 percent and the area as a whole nearing double digit unemployment with 9.7 percent, according to state figures released Friday. ...more

March 6, 2009

Florida's Attorney General is warning residents about companies offering to file unemployment compensation claims for a fee - because online filing is free and secure. ...more

March 6, 2009

After years of working in an underappreciated profession, nurses and nursing students have a new swagger in their steps. ...more

March 1, 2009

Two Kmart stores in St. Petersburg will close in May as Kmart's parent company shuts underperforming stores. ...more

February 27, 2009