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California Unemployment

1.5 million Californians out of work

With thousands of jobs disappearing in retail, finance and construction, unemployment in California and San Diego County last month rose to its highest point since the recession of the early 1990s. Statewide, the unemployment rate hit 8.2 percent in October, according to data released yesterday by the state's Employment Development Department and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's up from 7.7 percent in September and 5.7 percent in October 2007.
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Unemployment California

California jobless rate soars

The unemployment rate in California soared to 9.3 percent last month - its highest point in 15 years - as construction firms, hotels, restaurants, casinos and amusement parks laid off workers in response to the widening recession. Statewide, 78,200 workers lost their jobs in December, bringing the year-over-year job losses to 257,400, according to data released yesterday by the state Employment Development Department.
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California Unemployment History & Civil Business Politics

20,000 jobs may go in California

Cash-strapped California will start notifying 20,000 state workers on Tuesday that they may lose their jobs. Ref. Source 3

Unemployment California

California jobless rate hits 11.5%

California's unemployment rate surged to 11.5 percent last month - its highest point since World War II - as the state lost 68,900 jobs, according to data released yesterday by the state Employment Development Department. Ref. Source 6

Unemployment California

Jobless rate tops 10% in S.D. County

For the first time since the early 1980s, San Diego County's unemployment rate surged above the 10 percent mark last month, according to state data released yesterday. Ref. Source 4

California Unemployment

Study: 2 out of 5 working-age Californians jobless:

A report released Sunday says two of five working-age Californians do not have a job, underscoring the challenges in one of the toughest job markets in decades. A new study has found that the last time employment levels among this group were this low was February 1977. Ref. Source 7

California Unemployment

California Joblessness Reaches 70-Year High:

California's unemployment rate in August hit its highest point in nearly 70 years, starkly underscoring how the nation's incipient economic recovery continues to elude millions of Americans looking for work. Ref. Source 9

California Unemployment Politics Business Civil & History

California's unemployment rate hits high of 12.6%:

California's unemployment rate reached a new high in March, hitting 12.6 percent bolstering fears that unemployment will remain a persistent problem through at least the end of the year. The unemployment rate in February was 12.5 percent Ref. Source 9