TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida has been awarded federal National Dislocated Worker Grants to provide temporary employment to Floridians affected by Hurricane Michael. The federal National Dislocated Worker Grant, administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), provides disaster relief employment in the form of temporary jobs that support storm […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is available to Florida businesses and residents whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted as a result of Hurricane Michael. President Donald J. Trump officially granted a major disaster declaration request. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is currently accepting applications for DUA from residents and businesses in […]

CareerSource Florida was notified on October 4 by our state administrative and fiduciary agency, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, about new developments this week related to federal reviews involving two of Florida’s locally managed workforce development boards, CareerSource Pinellas and CareerSource Tampa Bay. Continuing its review launched earlier this year, the U.S. Department of […]