<p>Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis informed unemployed Floridians during a Wednesday press conference that May will be the last month they can collect unemployment benefits without proving they are looking for work.</p>
<p>DeSantis, who had lifted the state&#8217;s policy requiring such proof because of the pandemic, said that reopened Florida now offers ample opportunity for employment, and capable residents need to get off the government dole, <u><a class="Link" href="https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/05/06/gov-ron-desantis-to-unemployed-start-looking-for-a-job/">according to CBS Miami</a></u>.</p>
<p>“Normally when you’re getting unemployment, the whole idea is that it&#8217;s temporary, and you need to be looking for work to be able to get off unemployment,” DeSantis said. “It was a disaster, so we suspended those job search requirements. I think it’s pretty clear now — we have an abundance of job openings.”</p>
<p>“We absolutely can put more people to work,” he continued. “The demand is there. Businesses want to hire more people, and I think we can go in that direction very soon.”</p>
<p>During the height of lockdowns in April 2020, Florida&#8217;s rate of unemployment was 13.8%, as reported by the <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/05/06/floridas-unemployment-benefits-will-soon-require-proof-of-job-searches/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tampa Bay Times</a>. In the most recent report from the state&#8217;s Department of Economic Opportunity, the rate had dropped to 4.7% in March, which is below the national average and represents approximately 475,000 unemployed people out of a workforce of 10.7 million.</p>
<p>“I think now we’re in just a different situation, you have a surplus of jobs, particularly in restaurant, lodging, hospitality, that people want to hire,” DeSantis said. “I mean, you see the signs all over the place. Look, that’s a good problem to have. But we also just want to make sure, like, look, if you’re really unemployed, can’t get a job, that’s one thing. But making sure that you’re doing your due diligence to look for work, and making sure those incentives align, better.”</p>
<p>As the Tampa Bay Times further <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/05/06/floridas-unemployment-benefits-will-soon-require-proof-of-job-searches/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>DeSantis continued to criticize the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about COVID-19 precautions that have idled the cruise-ship industry in Florida. Also, he said some restaurants are closing one day a week because they don’t have enough employees.</em></p>
<p class=""><em>DeSantis somewhat dismissed the premise of a question about whether people were taking advantage of changes in the unemployment system. While Florida offers low state benefits, many unemployed people also have been eligible for federal jobless aid.</em></p>
<p class=""><em>“I don’t think it’s manipulation. You know, whatever the benefits are, people are availing themselves of it. That’s not their fault,” DeSantis said.</em></p>
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<p>DeSantis also announced this week that Florida will be sending $1,000 bonuses to every first responder who worked during the pandemic. &#8220;Some want to defund the police. In Florida, we’re funding them &amp; then some … &#8221; he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-gives-all-first-responders-in-florida-1000-bonuses-were-funding-the-police-and-then-some">tweeted</a>.</p>
<p>DeSantis is a rising star in the Republican Party, and some speculate he could be the party&#8217;s presidential nominee in 2024.</p>
<p><strong>Related</strong>: <strong><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-calls-systemic-racism-horse-manure-blasts-very-harmful-critical-race-theory-as-race-based-marxism" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DeSantis Calls Systemic Racism ‘Horse Manure,’ Blasts ‘Very Harmful’ Critical Race Theory As ‘Race-Based’ Marxism</a></strong></p>

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