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Florida's minimum wage hits $15 — and the finish line moves with it
The $15 floor took effect September 30, the last step of the staircase voters approved in 2020. About 1.29 million Floridians were earning less — but a living wage here still runs well above the new floor.
Working Florida
First-time jobless claims jumped in Florida
An estimated 5,793 Floridians filed first-time unemployment claims in the week reported October 15 — the most in a single week since early August, and two weeks after the $15 minimum wage took effect.