News Releases

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News Releases Issued in 2012

May 18, 2012

• California’s unemployment rate decreases to 10.9 (Updated May 18, 2012)
• Job fair in Ontario continues Governor’s initiative of matching veterans with employers and jobs

April 24, 2012

• FED-ED extension for unemployment benefits will end soon in California

April 20, 2012

• California’s unemployment rate increases to 11.0 percent (Updated April 20, 2012)

March 23, 2012

• California’s unemployment rate unchanged at 10.9 percent (Updated March 23, 2012)

March 9, 2012

• California’s unemployment rate decreases to 10.9 percent (Updated March 9, 2012)

February 24, 2012

• Legislation extends deadlines for federal unemployment extension benefits through 2012 (Updated February 24, 2012)

February 15, 2012

• California’s employment and unemployment data for January will be released on Friday, March 9

January 20, 2012

• California’s unemployment rate decreases to 11.1 percent

News Releases Issued in 2011

December 2011

December 23, 2011

• Legislation extends deadlines for federal unemployment extension benefits for two months Benefits for 1.1 million Californians will continue uninterrupted
• 1.1 million unemployed Californians will be impacted if Congress and the President do not agree to continue federal unemployment extension benefits

December 16, 2011

• California’s unemployment rate decreases to 11.3 percent

November 2011

November 18, 2011

• California’s unemployment rate decreases to 11.7 percent

November 14, 2011

• San Carlos EDD office is moving to Menlo Park

November 8, 2011

• EDD completes transition from checks to new EDD Debit Cards

October 2011

October 21, 2011

• California’s unemployment rate decreases to 11.9 percent

October 20, 2011

• “Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet” Job Fair Matches Veterans With Employers

October 13, 2011

• State grant will provide job training and placement to 142 laid-off workers in Mendocino County

October 4, 2011

• State grant will help retrain 250 laid-off workers in Madera county

September 2011

September 16, 2011

• “Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet” Job Fair Matches Veterans With Employers
• California’s unemployment rate increases to 12.1 percent

September 2, 2011

• Labor Day Briefing: California is moving steadily up a long road back to prosperity

August 2011

August 19, 2011

• California’s unemployment rate increases to 12 percent

July 2011

July 22, 2011

• California’s unemployment rate increases to 11.8 percent

July 7, 2011

• Debit cards to replace unemployment checks for 1.2 million Californians

June 2011

June 30, 2011

• $3 million grant for Career Technical Education will boost employment opportunities for California youth
• $5.4 million in grants awarded for training to bolster California’s green job workforce for a cleaner environment

June 17, 2011

• California’s unemployment rate decreases to 11.7 percent

June 14, 2011

• State grant will help 170 laid-off workers in Stanislaus County get jobs in high-growth industries
• $6 million in new grants will help veterans move quickly into high-demand jobs and careers with a future

May 2011

May 20, 2011

• California’s Unemployment Rate Decreases to 11.9 percent

May 13, 2011

• Telephone Conference Call regarding May 2011 Budget Revision

May 4, 2011

• Roseville Connections One-Stop reopens at new location

April 2011

April 15, 2011

• California’s Unemployment Rate Decreases to 12.0 percent

March 2011

March 25, 2011

• California’s Unemployment Rate Decreases to 12.2 percent

March 23, 2011

• State grants nearly $5 million to combat gang violence and provide job training for at-risk youth

March 14, 2011

• California employers now report state payroll taxes quarterly rather than annually

March 4, 2011

• California’s Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 12,500

February 2011

February 16, 2011

• California’s employment and unemployment data for January will be released on Friday, March 4

February 10, 2011

• 2010 record year for CA unemployment claims and benefits State EDD paid out $22.9 billion to 1.7 million Californians ($90 million a day)

February 2, 2011

• State grant will help 362 laid-off workers in Solano County find new jobs in growing industries

February 1, 2011

• New Debit Cards Replacing Benefit Checks for Those on Disability

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