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  10  of  18       Previous   Next  More EDD history In 1956, new electronic data processing equipment (IBM 702) was brought into the Department including an operator console, electric typewriter, and tape drives. This equipment was used to maintain a base wage file of all the subject wage earners in California and to compute Unemployment and Disability Insurance claims. Early Technology – Sacramento, 1956 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