US unemployment aid could be weeks away for struggling Floridians

But speed has not been Florida’s forte in delivering jobless benefits during the pandemic. The state’s unemployment insurance system operated by the DEO spent months on its heels trying to keep pace with millions of new unemployment applications, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor. Figures analyzed by The Associated Press showed Florida was the second-worst state in paying out benefits on time this year. Hawaii was the worst.