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News releases from the current year News releases from 2007 December 21, 2007 California�s Payroll Employment Up 900 Jobs December 18, 2007 $3 Million Grant Will Help More Than 600 Laid-Off Bay Area Workers November 28, 2007 Workers and employers impacted by Thanksgiving weekend fire have quick access to government assistance November 27, 2007 California Applies for Federal Grant to Provide Job Assistance to Workers Laid Off in the Mortgage and Banking Industries November 26, 2007 Deadline Extended for Workers Impacted by the Southern California Wildfires to File for Disaster Unemployment Assistance November 20, 2007 $10.1 Million Will Go to Help Military Spouses Pursue Career Training November 16, 2007 California�s Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 5.6 Percent Governor�s Anti-Gang Initiative Provides Funds for Job Training and Education Programs November 9, 2007 �State of California Hire a Hero, Hire a Vet� Draws Hundreds of Veterans and Employers November 6, 2007 EDD and IRS Enter Historic Agreement to Exchange Employment Tax Data November 1, 2007 Technology Helping to Create Economic Profile of Southern California Fire Zones October 26, 2007 Workers and Employers Affected by Historic Fires Now Eligible for Special Unemployment Benefits and Tax Extensions October 25, 2007 'State of California Hire a Hero, Hire a Vet' Draws Hundreds of Veterans and Employers Honors Vet Sacrifices with Easy Access to a Variety of New Career Options October 19, 2007 California's Payroll Employment Up 9,300 Jobs October 17, 2007 Employers Affected by Wildfire Conditions in San Bernardino County Are Eligible for Extension on Filing Employment Tax Reports Employers Affected by High Intensity Windstorm with Heavy Rainfall in Imperial County Are Eligible for Extension on Filing Employment Tax Reports October 16, 2007 Stevie Wonder Honored at 25th Annual Media Access Awards October 4, 2007 EDD celebrates the talents of workers with disabilities September 27, 2007 'State of California Hire a Hero, Hire a Vet' Draws Hundreds of Veterans and Employers Honors Vet Sacrifices with Easy Access to a Variety of New Career Options September 21, 2007 California's Payroll Employment Up 21,000 Jobs September 10, 2007 Employers Affected by Fires in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties Are Eligible for Extension on Filing Employment Tax Reports August 31, 2007 'Hot Jobs, Cool Customers' Labor Day campaign highlights jobs in demand and EDD services for workers August 17, 2007 California's Unemployment Rate Increases, Following Nationwide Trend July 25, 2007 Twenty-Seven High School Students With Disabilities Participate in Statewide Leadership Forum July 20, 2007 Payroll Employment Up 400 Jobs: California's Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 5.2 Percent July 6, 2007 $700,000 in state grants to help 135 at-risk Sacramento and San Diego youths find high-wage jobs in high-demand industries July 5, 2007 Governor Schwarzenegger Fast-Tracks Unemployment Insurance and EDD Offers Extension for Payroll Filing to those Affected by the Angora Fire $1 million grant to help over 125 laid off Bay Area manufacturing workers find jobs in growing life sciences field June 19, 2007 Fresno County case illustrates commitment to harsh penalties for those who defraud unemployment insurance program June 8, 2007 'Hire a Hero, Hire a Vet' Draws Hundreds of Veterans and Employers (San Jose) June 4, 2007 'Hire a Hero, Hire a Vet' Draws Hundreds of Veterans and Employers (San Diego) May 18, 2007 Payroll Employment Up 7,400 Jobs; California's Unemployment Rate Increases to 5.1 Percent May 16, 2007 'Hire a Hero, Hire a Vet' Draws Hundreds of Veterans and Employers (Anaheim) May 10, 2007 'Hire a Hero, Hire a Vet' Draws Hundreds of Veterans and Employers (Hanford) May 9, 2007 'Hire a Hero, Hire a Vet' Draws Hundreds of Veterans and Employers (San Bernardino) April 25 , 2007 Workers in additional four counties may receive Disaster Unemployment Assistance if jobs lost because of freeze April 20, 2007 Governor appoints Pamela Harris of Placerville to high-ranking state position Payroll Employment Up 18,500 Jobs; California's Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 4.8 Percent April 17 , 2007 Disaster Unemployment Assistance deadline extended to May 11 April 12 , 2007 $1.25M grant will help 450 Humboldt County residents, including laid-off workers and returning veterans, find high-wage jobs in growing industries April 4 , 2007 $900,000 in Grants to Prepare California At-Risk Youth for High-Wage Jobs in Growing Industries March 15, 2007 Workers who lost their jobs because of this winter's freeze can receive Disaster Unemployment Assistance March 7, 2007 Workers laid-off in Santa Cruz County will receive career assistance services from $178,574 grant Public and private agencies unite to provide $3 million to prepare Bay Area workers for jobs with high demand February 16, 2007 One Stop Assistance Centers to Remain Open on President's Day Holiday February 15, 2007 California's Employment and Unemployment Data for January Will be Released on Friday, March 2 February 13, 2007 Community and Government Organizations Coming Together in Response to Growing Need of Workers Affected by Freeze (Bakersfield) Community and Government Organizations Coming Together in Response to Growing Need of Workers Affected by Freeze (Fresno) February 5, 2007 Waiting Period for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Waived for Those Affected by the Freeze January 30, 2007 $1M Grant Will Assist Tulare County Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Impacted by the Freeze and Heat Wave Disasters January 26, 2007 Clarification of Misreported Statistic Regarding Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed January 25, 2007 $5 million in new funding for innovative programs will help more than 1,000 veterans find high-wage jobs in growing industries Grants Totaling $14.4 Million Will Provide Employment And Training Services For California Workers To Find High-Wage Jobs In Growing Industries $1.3 million grant will help workers laid-off from Birds Eye Foods plant in Watsonville find jobs in high growth industries Employers Affected by Freezes in California are Eligible for Extension on Filing Employment Tax Reports State Employment Development Department Offers Assistance to Workers and Employers Affected by the Freeze January 24, 2007 $500,000 Grant Launches Innovation Project to Boost Northern California Economy January 19, 2007 California's Payroll Employment Up 17,200 Jobs January 18, 2007 Employers Affected by December Fires in Ventura County Eligible for Extension on Filing Employment Tax Reports EDD HomePage \| Top of Page \| Contact Us The Employment Development Department is an equal opportunity employer/program. 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