The number of first-time unemployment claims increased last week in Florida, with an estimated 6,250 filed, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor.

The estimate was up from a revised count of 5,408 claims during the week that ended March 30.

Florida has averaged 5,874 weekly claims since the start of the year. Florida had a 3.1 percent unemployment rate in February, the same as the previous two months.

Nationally, the Department of Labor estimated that 211,000 first-time jobless claims were filed last week, a decrease of 11,000 from revised numbers for the week that ended March 30.

The Florida Department of Commerce will release a March unemployment report on April 19.