New state jobless claims rise again to 223,927 as transportation and hospitality companies make cuts.

Despite signs of unemployment claims easing nationally, new claims in Florida rose again to 223,927, and more layoff notices continued to pour in as South Florida hospitality and transportation companies including the Trump National Doral Miami moved to slice payrolls.

Layoffs in the transportation, hospitality and restaurant businesses continued to plague the state’s economy, which has been wracked by shutdowns and restrictions forced by the coronavirus pandemic.

In a new filing posted by the Department of of Economic Opportunity, the golfing resort owned by President Donald Trump said business was so bad that it elected to permanently sever 250 workers who had been placed on furlough in March.

“Unfortunately, it now appears that the adverse effects of the COVID-19 outbreak will be longer and more substantial than previously foreseeable,” the company said in a letter to the state agency. As a result, the company decided to terminate the workers effective May 15.

On June 1, layoffs and furloughs will go into effect for 541 employees at Carnival Cruise Line’s headquarters in Miramar, as well as for scores of people who were working from home. They include agents, managers and analysts in a variety of departments. Cruise lines have been under a federal “no sail” order since March 14, although Carnival has announced its intention to launch service out of PortMiami, Port Canaveral and Texas on Aug. 1.

For the week ending May 16, claims in Florida rose slightly by just under 1,000 from the week of May 9, when they jumped by 47,000 to 223,052 applications, the federal agency said.

The state reports 194,153 hospitality and