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Unemployment recipients in Florida will soon once again have to show they\u2019re actually looking for work if they hope to continue collecting checks.<\/p>\n

The Department of Economic Opportunity, which oversees the state\u2019s reemployment program, says there are plenty of employers looking to hire.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Altrua Global Solutions, a printing company in the state\u2019s capital city, usually prints ads and promotional material for businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Now they\u2019re primarily printing help wanted signs<\/p>\n<p>And even they\u2019re having a hard time finding employees to do the work.<\/p>\n<p>“A lot of people, they’ll come in and interview, but then we might hire them and they don’t show up for the job,\u201d said Altrua President Skip Smelko.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-68097 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/05\/12\/unemployed-will-once-again-have-to-prove-theyre-looking-for-work\/back-to-work00000001-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Back-to-Work00000001-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Back-to-Work00000001-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Back-to-Work00000001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Back-to-Work00000001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/05\/12\/unemployed-will-once-again-have-to-prove-theyre-looking-for-work\/back-to-work00000002-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Back-to-Work00000002-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Back-to-Work00000002-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Back-to-Work00000002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Back-to-Work00000002.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2021\/05\/12\/unemployed-will-once-again-have-to-prove-theyre-looking-for-work\/back-to-work-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Back-to-Work-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Back-to-Work-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Back-to-Work-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Back-to-Work.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It\u2019s become a common sight across the state, ‘closed due to pandemic signs\u2019 replaced by \u2018now hiring\u2019 signs<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 2021 pandemic is unemployment. Not being able to hire,\u201d said DEO Secretary Dane Eagle.<\/p>\n<p>Eagle announced Wednesday the state will soon reimplement work search requirements for those collecting unemployment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal here is to help everyone find employment. 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https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Back-to-Work00000004-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Back-to-Work00000004.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The state is hoping the announcement will send a message to unemployed Floridians to start looking for a job now, before benefits run out entirely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don’t want them to wake up Monday morning and realize unemployment is not available and they also don’t have a job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And the state is hoping to help Floridians in that process, requiring new benefit recipients to sign up with Employ Florida, which will link them with businesses looking for workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe network is here to help Florida businesses, large and small, connect with the hundreds of thousands of Floridians we know want to get back to work,\u201d said President & CEO of Career Source 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