California Archive
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California Unemployment Rate Hits New High in March
Posted on April 23, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe state adds 4,200 jobs, but more people were seeking work than in February. L.A. County's rate holds at 12.4%; Orange County's rises to 10.1%. Meanwhile, unemployment benefits are running out. -
Unemployment Rises in California (CA), Florida(FL), Nevada (NV) & Georgia (GA)
Posted on April 20, 2010 | No CommentsFrom the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we see a mixed record of increases and decreases in unemployment rates for March. Unemployment increased in 24 states and decreased in 17 states. Unemployment also fell in Washington, D.C. Several states hit the kind of record they were... -
California (CA) Unemployment Rate Remains Above National Average
Posted on April 12, 2010 | No CommentsCalifornia is one of just six states and Puerto Rico to have unemployment above 12 percent, despite an improvement in the economic outlook. -
California Unemployment Rate February 2010: Jobless Rate Stablises
Posted on March 31, 2010 | No CommentsThe economy may be levelling off, although job prospects in professional fields still appear bleak with the California Unemployment Rate at 12.5% for February 2010. -
Unemployment Rate Rises Above 20% in 8 California (CA) Counties
Posted on March 11, 2010 | No CommentsThe state's jobless rate of 12.5% in January was its worst on record and fifth-highest in the nation. -
California Unemployment Rate January 2010 Steady at 12.4%
Posted on March 2, 2010 | No CommentsMariam Ayub has the latest on the Californian Unemployment Rate for January 2010: Unemployed California students are faced with stiff job competition as residents of the state with the largest job loss percentage in the nation in 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor... -
California Unemployment Rate: Unemployment Rises to 9.3% in December 2009
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsCalifornia saw more workers losing jobs in December as a result of the economic downturn, while the California Unemployment Rate rose in December from 12.5% in October. The Associated Press reports: California’s unemployment rate jumped to 9.3 percent in December, capping a tumultuous year of... -
California Unemployment Rate: Unemployment Down but Number of Jobs Falls too.
Posted on December 20, 2009 | No CommentsCalifornia saw more workers losing jobs as a result of the economic downturn in November, while the California Unemployment Rate fell in November from 12.5% in October. Alana Semuels reports: California’s employment misery continued in November, as employers sliced 10,200 more workers from their payrolls.... -
Delayed Unemployment Benefit Checks For 110K+ Californians Due This Week
Posted on December 13, 2009 | No CommentsThe long awaited Unemployment benefit checks are due to arrive this week for over 110,000 Californians Denis C. Theriault has more: Nearly six weeks after Washington again extended unemployment benefits, some 119,000 Californians struggling to keep food on the table have yet to see a... -
Forecast Suggests Surge in California Unemployment Rate
Posted on December 10, 2009 | No CommentsLiz Harrison’s latest piece on the new report from UCLA: Fresno, California (KFSN) — The UCLA Anderson Forecast is a highly respected gauge of where the state and the nation’s economy is headed. The forecast suggests California’s unemployment rate will surge even higher than its...