Job Opportunities Scarce: One Job For Every Five Unemployed Worker “In normal times…workers who qualify for unemployment insurance can receive up to 26 weeks of benefits. In every recession since the late 1950s, including the latest one, the federal government has created a temporary program that allows workers who cannot find a job before their unemployment insurance runs [...]
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States Unemployment Funds Running Out As Unemployment Rate and Claims Increase
Nearly 2 million Americans currently receiving unemployment benefits stand to lose coverage this January if Congress does not extend the emergency federal unemployment insurance program. 24/7 Wall St. has reviewed a study by the National Employment Law Project to identify the ten states where the most people could lose benefits. The supercommittee was responsible for [...]
2011 Average Length of Unemployment Highest Since 1948
The average unemployed person in America has been looking for work for 39.7 weeks, or more than nine months. That is the longest average unemployment spell since the Labor Department started keeping track in 1948: Now, the Labor Department changed the way it calculates this number in January. But even under the old methodology [...]
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics Series Id: LASST06000003Seasonally AdjustedArea: CaliforniaArea Type: StatewideState/Region/Division: California Download: Year Period labor force employment unemployment unemployment rate 2001 Jan 17064935 16259369 805566 4.7 2001 Feb 17098323 16282609 815714 4.8 2001 Mar 17112290 16282230 830060 4.9 2001 Apr 17106936 16260518 846418 4.9 2001 May 17091933 16225982 865951 5.1 2001 Jun 17079133 16188996 890137 5.2 2001 [...]
Unemployment Hotline California
Unemployment Appeal Hotline California 1-888-507-9948 Unemployment Insurance: Telephone Listings The telephone numbers listed here can be called for unemployment insurance services. Please notice there are separate telephone numbers for English, Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese languages. Separate telephone numbers are also available for those who call using a teletypewriter, and also from outside California. If you [...]
Self-Employed Disability Insurance Elective Coverage
Disability Insurance Elective Coverage – A Safety Net for the Business Owner or Self-Employed! As someone whose livelihood depends on your ability to run a business, you should consider what would happen if your income stopped because: You were sick, injured, or had a disabling condition due to pregnancy or childbirth and could not work. [...]
EDD Unemployment Benefits Video
Knowing Who To Call For Help Can Make All The Different…… Can’t get in to EDD? Call ….. 1-888-507-9948 The Unemployment Insurance Program, commonly referred to as UI, provides workers, who lose their jobs through no fault of their own, with weekly unemployment insurance payments. The UI program is 100% funded by employers who [...]
EDD WEB-CERTSM TIPS
EDD WEB-CERTSM TIPS Before You Start Registration Information Account Information Password Recovery Questions Claim History Completing the On-line Continued Claim Certification Using Public Computers Before You Start Information you will need before beginning the EDD Web-CertSM process: Your Notice of Unemployment Insurance Award, DE 429 – This was sent to you with your initial package from the EDD [...]
New EDD Web-CertSM Now Available!
New EDD Web-CertSM Now Available! en Español The Employment Development Department (EDD) has a new method for claimants to certify for Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits. The EDD Web-CertSM method will give most claimants the additional option to certify online instead of sending in the paper Continued Claim form, DE 4581. This is the first of several online [...]
