Unemployment Rate

California Jobless Rate Remains Steady At 9.8 Percent

State officials say California’s jobless rate remained at 9.8 percent in December, the same rate as in November.

2013/01/18

Office workers cross a busy intersection. (Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images)

California Unemployment Rate Dips Slightly

California’s unemployment rate dipped slightly in August to 10.6 percent, down from 10.7 percent the previous month.

2012/09/21

Campbell Culinary School Offers Returning Vets Job Placement Skills

The International Culinary Center California campus in Campbell is doing its part in changing the dreadful number of unemployed returning veterans between the ages of 18 and 24.

2012/05/27

California Unemployment Rate Dips In April

California’s unemployment rate dipped by a tenth of a percentage point in April to 10.9 percent as a federal survey showed 20,000 new jobs were created.

2012/05/18

California Jobless Rate Rises After 2 Months Of Decline

The rate released Friday was up just one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month but was the first time since December that California’s jobless rate hit or exceeded 11 percent.

2012/04/20

California Unemployment Rate Down Slightly In September

California’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in September, but remains above the national rate. Bay Area counties were all below the state average.

2011/10/21

California Jobless Rate Grows To 12.1 Percent; 2nd Highest In Nation

California’s jobless rate grew for the second straight month in August to 12.1 percent, up one percentage point from the previous month.

2011/09/16

California Unemployment Rate Crept Higher In June

California’s economy is staying soft into the summer, with the state unemployment rate for June rising slightly even as employers added workers.

2011/07/22

California Jobless Rate Declines For Third Straight Month

California’s unemployment rate has dropped to 12 percent, but the number of payroll jobs in the state in March also fell from the previous month.

CBS San Francisco–2011/04/15

California Unemployment Rate Dipped In January

The state Employment Development Department on Friday reported that California’s jobless rate was 12.4 percent in January. That was down slightly from 12.5 percent in December.

CBS San Francisco–2011/03/04

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