California Unemployment Rate

1.1 Million Californians Set To Lose Unemployment Benefits

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 12.22.2011

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If Republicans and Democrats in Congress don't come to an agreement in the next 10 days, about 1.1 million out-of-work Californians won't get their un...

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California's Unemployment Rate Falls To Lowest Level In Two Years

AP | Posted 02.15.2012

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By Juliet Williams, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's unemployment rate fell to 11.3 percent in November, the lowest it has...

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Let's Pull Families Back From the Edge

Judy Patrick | Posted 01.29.2012

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In today's economy, where budget cuts seem to be an easy fix, we are constantly placing families' well-being on the edge of a very steep cliff with no sign of a safety net.

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'California Is Becoming A Post-Industrial Hell'

| Lance Williams | Posted 12.12.2011

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This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch By Lance Williams Since the recession began, times have been tough in California – every...

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NOT AGAIN: California's Unemployment Rate Rises For Second Month In A Row

AP | Posted 11.16.2011

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By Don Thompson, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California's jobless rate grew for the second straight month in August to 12.1 percent...

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Hardest-Hit Groups Among CA's Unemployed

2011-03-16-Screenshot20110316at9.39.25AM.jpeg | Joanna Lin | Posted 10.22.2011

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This story comes courtesy of California Watch. California's unemployment rate remains the second-highest in the nation - 12 percent in July - but ...

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Maxine Waters: 'The Tea Party Can Go Straight To Hell'

Posted 10.21.2011

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Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) had some harsh words for the Tea Party at a forum in Inglewood, California Saturday. With California's jobless rate n...

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State Unemployment Rate Rises Again

Associated Press | Posted 10.19.2011

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By Adam Weintraub, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The unemployment rate in California climbed again, hitting 12 percent in July as the...

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More Bad News For California's Economy

Posted 08.17.2011

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California was hit with a dose of bad news on the jobs front this morning. The state's employers shed 29,200 jobs in May even as the state's unempl...

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One Third Of CA's Jobless Unemployed For Year Or More

2011-03-16-Screenshot20110316at9.39.25AM.jpeg | Joanna Lin | Posted 08.10.2011

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Story courtesy of California Watch. By Joanna Lin Of the more than 2.1 million jobless Californians, one out of three has been unemployed for a ...

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State Unemployment Rate Drops Below 12 Percent

AP | By ADAM WEINTRAUB | Posted 07.20.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California's unemployment rate has dropped below 12 percent for the first time since August 2009 – another positive sign f...

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Schwarzenegger Touts His Anti-Tax Stance, Citing Grim Jobs Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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With California's unemployment rate stalled at 12.3 percent, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is using a report issued today by the California Employment De...

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California Unemployment Hits High Of 12.6%

AP | DON THOMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's unemployment rate hit a modern record of 12.6 percent in March, though it rose only a fraction over the previo...

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Working Wardrobes Helps Unemployed Dress To Impress

Posted 05.25.2011

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The CEO of Working Wardrobes, Jerri Rosen, says that employers take about six seconds to make a quick judgment call on a potential employee during an ...

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California Unemployment Hits 10.5 Percent In February

LA Times | Marc Lifsher | Posted 05.25.2011

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California employers led the nation in mass layoffs in February as the state's unemployment rate hit 10.5%, the highest level since April 1983, state ...

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California Unemployment Rate Tops 10 Percent

AP | Don Thompson | Posted 05.25.2011

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SACRAMENTO (AP) -- California's unemployment rate jumped to 10.1 percent in January, the state's first double-digit jobless reading in a quarter-centu...

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