Disability Program Highlight
October National Disability Employment Awareness Month
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October was recognized as National Disability Employment Awareness Month by President Obama, proclaiming the importance of the fair access to employment for all citizens, including the 54 million people in the United States living with disabilities. The WorkSource Disability Navigator Program is committed to making sure that both business partners and job seekers understand how to employ the ability that is lying beneath a disability.
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Florida’s October Unemployment Numbers
How Does Jacksonville Compare?
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Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October 2009 was reported at 11.2 percent. According to the Agency for Workforce Innovation, this represents 1,027,000 jobless out of a labor force of 9,175,000. The unemployment rate is up 4.3 percentage point from October 2008 rate.
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Governor Crist Calls on Florida Businesses
‘Hire the Best – Hire a Vet’
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Recognizing the tremendous contributions and value of those who have served our country, Governor Charlie Crist proclaimed November 2009 Hire a Veteran Month. Florida has more than 1.7 million veterans, including more than 970,000 under age 65.
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Extended Unemployment Benefits
Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009
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On Friday, November 6, President Obama passed the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009. The new law creates up to 20 additional weeks of Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) for thousands of Floridians who have exhausted all benefits or will by the end of the year.
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