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In 2022, California workers stayed on unemployment aid for an average of 18.1 weeks, compared with 14.5 weeks nationally, according to a study by the Department of Labor's former lead actuary ...
In a surprisingly strong economic report, California employers stepped up hiring in May and the state unemployment rate fell for the first time since 2022.
California's unemployment rate is the highest in the nation. ... 2022 and September 2023, the corrected numbers released earlier this month show the state added just 50,000 jobs during that period ...
Once approved, there is sometimes a waiting period before being able to receive benefits. In the US, there is no waiting period on a temporary basis currently due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but in many states there is a waiting week. In Germany and Belgium, there is no waiting week. The current waiting period in Canada is seven days.
Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.
Public employment service, unemployment insurance and payroll tax agency: Headquarters: 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, California: Employees: approximately 10,000 [1] Annual budget: US$ 882 million (2018–2019) Parent agency: California Labor and Workforce Development Agency: Website: www.edd.ca.gov
The state’s unemployment agency potentially overpaid an estimated $55 billion in recent years to people who may not have been eligible for jobless benefits, a California state audit has found.
Some 40,000 California workers quit the labor force in March, pulling the unemployment rate down slightly to 8.3% but feeding stubborn joblessness. California is 'clawing back' from pandemic ...