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Florida’s federal unemployment benefits end Labor Day

The benefits are expiring nationwide on Labor Day. The state’s jobless agency says the state is “ready.”
 
 
 
A small group of demonstrators gathers at Lake Eola Park to protest the Florida unemployment benefits system in June 2020 in Orlando.
A small group of demonstrators gathers at Lake Eola Park to protest the Florida unemployment benefits system in June 2020 in Orlando. [ JOHN RAOUX | AP ]
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