Florida in top three in nation for unemployment claims again last week

Florida was once again in the top three for unemployment claims in the U.S. Total first-time claims in the Sunshine State were 177,731 for the week ending May 23, up from the prior week's revised total of 225,404, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The state was third behind California's 212,343 claims and New York's 192,193 claims — the same ranking as last week. The state has paid just 1.01 million people, or 52.33 percent of 1.93 million confirmed unique claims received between March…