Employment Development Department

Southern California Counties Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly in October

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 5.2 percent in October, up slightly from a revised 5.1 percent in September, according to figures released Nov. 17 by ...

November 17, 2023BY City News Service

California Bill Would Guarantee More Labor Lockouts Paid by Taxpayers

Commentary When I was state Sen. John Moorlach’s press secretary back in 2018, the California Latino Legislative Caucus ...

September 1, 2023BY John Seiler

California’s Employment Department Listed as ‘High Risk’ by State Auditor After Losing $20 Billion to Fraud

California’s employment department, which provides job services and unemployment aid, has been listed as a “high-risk” agency by ...

August 30, 2023BY Jill McLaughlin

Corona Woman Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud Involving Stolen Debit Cards

A Riverside County, California, woman was sentenced Aug. 7 to two years behind bars for using state Employment ...

August 7, 2023BY City News Service

California Defaults on $18.6 Billion Debt, Now Businesses Have to Pay

California borrowed approximately $20 billion from the federal government to cover unemployment benefits during the pandemic, and with ...

May 5, 2023BY Travis Gillmore

SoCal Unemployment Rates Drop in February: EDD Reports

Unemployment rates slightly dropped in Los Angeles and San Diego counties in February 2022, according to figures released ...

March 25, 2022BY City News Service

California’s Legislature Returns for Final 2021 Sprint

Although not as fraught with tension as last year’s 2020 COVID sessions, on Aug. 16, the California state ...

August 14, 2021BY John Seiler