Issue Brief: Unemployment Compensation

RISEP’s new analysis of Florida’s unemployment compensation system, co-released by Florida New Majority and the National Employment Law Project, shows that unemployment benefits are a key stimulus to Florida’s economy, putting over $9 billion into the state’s economy since the start of the recession. But Florida ranks low among states on key measures of how well benefits reach unemployed workers, ranking near the bottom among states on recipiency rate, average weekly benefits, and replacement rate.

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