California's Jobless Rate Dips To 5.2 Percent, A 9 Year Low
California's unemployment rate dropped to its lowest point in nine years as it continued a steady decline last month, the Employment Development Department reported Friday.
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California's unemployment rate dropped to its lowest point in nine years as it continued a steady decline last month, the Employment Development Department reported Friday.
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California's jobless rate fell for the third straight month this year, to 6.5 percent, as the state continues to add jobs, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday.
A state agency says California's unemployment rate dipped to 6.9 percent last month by adding 67,300 new jobs, showing the economy continues to improve at a healthy clip.
The department handles the largest unemployment insurance program in the nation, doling out $6.1 billion and processing 3.5 million claims in 2014. In late 2013, the department reported that 83 percent to 90 percent of calls went unanswered by a live employee on any given day.
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California's unemployment rate for October was 7.3 percent, which remain unchanged from the previous month even as the state increased payroll jobs.
California's unemployment rate is unchanged for a third month, holding at 7.4 percent in August.
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California employment officials say the new rates only measure those who are employed and those who aren't. Those figures don't include people who may have given up on looking for a job.
California's unemployment rate has dipped below 8 percent for the first time in nearly six years, a sign that the state's economy has rebounded from the depths of the recession.
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California's jobless rate dropped to 8.5 percent in November, the state Employment Development Department said Friday, continuing a positive trend after increasing temporarily over the summer.
California's unemployment rate fell to 8.7 percent in September and was unchanged in October, following two straight monthly increases.
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