Florida Unemployment Insurance Law. Chapter 443 unemployment compensation entire chapter. A survey of state unemployment insurance laws from may 1938 found that florida paid a maximum of $15 in benefits per week for no more than 16 weeks.
As of july 2016, the unemployment rate in florida is holding steady at 4.7 percent—outranking the national average by.2 percent—but that still leaves nearly 500 thousand individuals unemployed. A survey of state unemployment insurance laws from may 1938 found that florida paid a maximum of $15 in benefits per week for no more than 16 weeks. Ui tax is paid on each employee's wages up to a maximum annual amount.