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In California, for instance, the state unemployment rate hit 5.3% in February, up 0.8% from a year ago and the highest in the nation. New Jersey's unemployment rate hit 4.8% in February, also up 0.8%.
Currently California employers pay a federal unemployment insurance tax of 1.2% on the first $7,000 of wages per employee, but that will rise incrementally every year so long as California is in ...
The state’s unemployment rate for December was 5.5%, the second highest in the country behind Nevada, which was 5.7%. Los Angeles County’s jobless rate was 6% at the end of last year.
There was some good news. Jobs in the private education, health and professional and business services areas were up in February over January. The state’s unemployment rate for the first quarter ...
The following is a list of California unemployment statistics. Many of the counties with the lowest unemployment rates had relatively high levels of income. They were also located in Northern California, with two exceptions: Orange and San Luis Obispo counties. The counties with the highest unemployment rates were generally located in inland ...
The bill, introduced this week, would make California just the third state to do this, joining New York and New Jersey. Labor unions and progressive policy groups say businesses are to blame for
Public employment service, unemployment insurance and payroll tax agency: Headquarters: 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, California: Employees: approximately 10,000 [1] Annual budget: US$ 882 million (2018–2019) Parent agency: California Labor and Workforce Development Agency: Website: www.edd.ca.gov
The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) is a cabinet-level agency of the government of California.The agency coordinates workforce programs by overseeing seven major departments dealing with benefit administration, enforcement of California labor laws, appellate functions related to employee benefits, workforce development, tax collection, economic development activities.