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Tag Archives: jobless
California's Jobless Rate Dips... But It's Way Worse Than North Dakota's
Quick, what is California doing as well as Mississippi and Nevada but worse than all the other states? As you might have guessed from the headline of this post, the answer is "hire people." In February, the Golden State's jobless … Continue reading
California Jobless Rate Stalled at 9.8 Percent
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)—California's jobless rate stalled at 9.8 percent this winter, with only a few new jobs created in January. The state's Employment Development Department reported Tuesday that the unemployment rate remained unchanged in January and December November's jobless rate … Continue reading
Calif. Jobless Rate Steady, Bay Area Adds Jobs
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California's jobless rate stayed stuck at 9.8 percent in December, but Bay Area rates were much lower, according to a report from the Employment Development Department. Statewide unemployment dipped below 10 percent in November for the first time since the … Continue reading
Calif. Jobless Rate Drops Below 10%: Full County Data
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by Don Thompson, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's jobless rate dipped below 10 percent last month for the first time since the recession began, the state announced Friday, signaling that the state's economy may have finally turned the … Continue reading
California Gets More Jobs
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We're still behind the rest of the country, but California added 45,800 non-farm jobs in October, according to the Employment Development Department. That brought down the state's unemployment rate to 10.1%, down from 10.2% in September. The rate for the … Continue reading

