I'm in Florida and I received unemployment for 1 1/2 years and I was still approved. The judge knew that I was collecting it and gave me a little grief about it but I stood my ground and he approved me.

According to Florida's unemployment agency, as long as you are looking for work, no matter if it's full time or part time, you can still receive unemployment. Since my last job was part time that's what I was looking for. Btw, I received my approval letter in July and still no word from the unemployment office.