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News Releases issued in 2010

• California’s Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 4,900, Unemployment Rate Increases to 12.5 Percent

• California’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 12.4 Percent
• More than 250,000 unemployed California workers avoid interruptions in unemployment checks due to newly approved federal legislation

• Many unemployed workers may see new limits on unemployment benefits available due to federal extension deadlines

• California’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 12.4 Percent

• Job Fair in San Diego Continues Governor’s Initiative Matching Veterans With Employers and Jobs

• ‘Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet’ Job Fair in San Diego Continues Governor’s Initiative to Match Veterans with Employers

• ‘Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet’ Job Fair in Los Angeles Continues Governor’s Initiative to Match Veterans with Employers

• ‘Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet’ Job Fair in San Jose Continues Governor’s Initiative to Match Veterans with Employers

• California’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 12.4 Percent

• Job Fair in Woodland Hills Continues Governor’s Initiative Matching Veterans With Employers and Jobs

• ‘Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet’ Job Fair in Woodland Hills Continues Governor’s Initiative to Match Veterans With Employers

• California’s Unemployment Rate Increases to 12.4 Percent

• California economy improves slightly; Job growth inches up

• California’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 12.3 Percent

• Unemployment Insurance program marks 75th anniversary

• EDD Responds Quickly to President Signing Unemployment Benefit Bill

• California’s Unemployment Rate Decreases to 12.3 Percent

• California’s Unemployment Rate Decreases to 12.4 Percent Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 28,300

• $4.2 Million In Stimulus Funds Will Help Unemployed Workers with Disabilities Clear Hurdles on the Road Back to Work

• Many Unemployed Workers in California to Experience an Interruption in Jobless Benefits

• Employment Development Department Selects Bank of America To Initiate Electronic Benefit Payments In California

• $5 Million Grant Will Open Doors to New Careers for Workers Who Lost Jobs With the Closing of NUMMI Auto Plant

• California’s Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 14,200 Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 12.6 Percent

• $12.7 Million in Grants Will Help 2,200 California Veterans Move Into High-Wage Jobs in Clean Energy and Other Growing Industries

• More than $4 Million in Recovery Act Training Grants Will Help Californians Secure Job Skills in Growing Industries

• Hanford Job Fair Launches Fourth Year of Governor’s Initiative Matching Veterans With Employers and Jobs

• More Than $3 Million in Stimulus Funds Helps Young Californians Stay in School and Secure Careers

• State Survey Identifies Over 300,000 Jobs in California With Major Emphasis on Green Practices

• California’s Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 4,200 Unemployment Rate Increases to 12.6 Percent

• California’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 12.5 Percent

• Directory and Toll-free Phone Line Links Californians to 166,500 Free Technology Training Vouchers

• $12.7 Million In Job Training Grants Available To Transition California Veterans Into High-Demand Jobs

• California’s Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 32,500

• California’s Employment and Unemployment Data for January Will be Released on Friday, March 5

• California’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 12.4 Percent