Initial filings for unemployment benefits in California dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) went on a whole media and countrywide tour touting California’s “successes,” yet California remains the worst-governed state in the country. California now has the highest ...

Financing unemployment insurance benefits with federal loans and taxes on employers cannot continue indefinitely.

California again had the nation’s highest state unemployment rate last month. It was 5.5%, well above the national rate of 4.3%. South Dakota had the lowest rate, 1.9%. California actually gained ...

Others will face furloughs. Federal workers affected by the government shutdown “may be eligible for unemployment benefits,” the Employment Development Department for California said on its website.

California's Employment Development Department began accepting new applications for unemployment insurance on Oct. 5, after completing a two-week "reset period." Many Californians missing work because ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in California rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...