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EDD ‘clawback’ pursues unemployed for repayment of pandemic benefits
California is asking some 1.4 million unemployment recipients to prove their eligibility months after receiving aid as part of a fraud recovery campaign.Read More
Report lays out blueprint for EDD improvements
A strike team assembled to establish a blueprint for improvements at the state’s Employment Development Department released the results Saturday of its 45-day review, an outline to redesign claims...Read More
County sees improved June unemployment rate but July losses threaten gains
California’s June unemployment rate improved from previous months amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but it remains to be seen how recent statewide closures due to spiking cases and hospitalizations affect...Read More
Covid-19 update: Bay Area braces for another month under shelter as U.S. cases near one million mark
Tests have confirmed more than three million cases of Covid-19 globally — nearly one-third of them are in the U.S. Alliances were a theme Monday with the addition of...Read More
California hits record low 4 percent unemployment rate
September was a great month for California’s labor market with the unemployment rate falling to a record low 4 percent, according the state’s Employment Development Department. EDD reported in...Read More
Unemployment sign-up extended for fire victims
People whose jobs were affected by the North Bay wildfires have about another month to file for disaster unemployment assistance.Read More
Local unemployment falls below state average
The unemployment rate in all nine Bay Area counties was below the state average in September.Read More
San Mateo County leads Bay Area with lowest unemployment
In the Bay Area, San Mateo County had the lowest unemployment rate for the month of August, at 3.2 percent.Read More
Unemployment drops across state
The number of people emerging from unemployment in California is making encouraging gains, according to this month's figures.Read More