California Home EDD HomePage About EDD Services for: Employers Job Seekers People With Disabilities Senior Workers Veterans Workforce Community Youth How to: File a Claim Disability Insurance Paid Family Leave Unemployment Insurance Fill a Job / Find a Job Get Data Labor Market Information Get Payroll Tax Info Get Training Businesses Individuals General Information Careers With EDD Department Directory Equal Opportunity Notice FAQs Forms & Publications News Releases Programs & Services Proposed EDD Regulations Related Sites Report Fraud Subscribe Taxpayer Advocate Employment  Development  Department     My CA     This site  History 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  2  of  18       Previous   Next  More EDD history In 1916, Public Employment Bureaus in San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, and Los Angeles opened for business. Public Employment Bureaus were established through federal legislation in 1915 with the idea "no citizen should be obliged to part with any portion of his earnings for sake of finding work." Public Employment Bureau EDD HomePage  |  Top of Page  |  Contact Us The Employment Development Department is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Back to Top of Page © 2005 State of California. Conditions of Use Privacy Policy