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November 6, 2009 - UPDATED 3:00 p.m.
Agency Extends Customer Service Hotline Hours
The Agency for Workforce Innovation has extended its Unemployment Compensation Customer Service Hotline hours over the upcoming weekend to include Saturday (7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) and Sunday (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.). Customers who have questions about the recent extension in Unemployment Compensation benefits or their existing claims may call
1-800-204-2418.
November 6, 2009
President Extends Unemployment Compensation Benefits
WASHINGTON - On Friday, November 6, President Obama signed the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 into law. The new law provides additional weeks of Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) for thousands of Floridians who have exhausted all benefits or will by the end of the year. Read more...
Florida’s September Employment Figures Released
TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September 2009 is 11.0 percent. This represents 1,012,000 jobless out of a labor force of 9,193,000. Read more...
AWI Recognizes Workforce Partners for Outstanding Services to Veterans
TALLAHASSEE –The Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI) recently recognized three One-Stop Career Centers, operated by Florida’s Regional Workforce Boards, for providing outstanding services to more than 172,000 veterans over the past year.
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Early Learning ServicesAWI's Office of Early Learning is responsible for implementation of the state's Child Care Resource and Referral, School Readiness, and Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) programs. Florida's VPK program includes high reading and writing standards, strict accountability, appropriate curricula, substantial instruction periods, manageable class sizes and qualified instructors. |
Unemployment CompensationThrough the unemployment insurance program, AWI provides temporary wage replacement benefits to those who have lost their job through no fault of their own. Unemployed workers can use the Employ Florida Marketplace to find their next job or career field. |
Workforce ServicesAWI is the Governor's agency for disbursement of federal workforce funds. Florida's workforce system ensures that Florida's businesses can hire the well-trained workers they need. Through these programs, Floridians have the opportunity to upgrade their skills and obtain jobs that allow them to become economically self-sufficient and competitive in a knowledge-based economy. |
