a policy enunciated by President Monroe (Message, Dec. 2, 1823), the essential feature of which is that the United States will regard as an unfriendly act any attempt on the part of European powers to extend their systems on this continent, or any interference to oppress, or in any manner control the destiny of, governments whose independence had ...
( A handful of states reduced the duration of benefits in 2011 to 20 or 25 weeks , in response to state budget shortfalls ; Florida reduced its benefit maximum to 12 to 23 weeks , depending on the state 's unemployment rate . ) During our current recession , however , the federal government has stepped in to supplement state programs and provide ...
As of January 2012, the duration of your benefits is dependent upon Floridaâs unemployment rate in the 3rd quarter of the previous year. The maximum length of time you can claim unemployment benefits is 26 weeks. If the unemployment rate is 5% or lower, you can claim benefits for up to 12 weeks. For every .5% increase in the unemployment rate above 5%, a week is added to the duration of benefits. Florida calculates the unemployment rate once a year on the third Friday of November.