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California to Give Special Stimulus Money to Illegal Immigrants

April 16, 2020 2:22 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that undocumented immigrants who currently live in California will be eligible to receive a special stimulus payment. $500 and $1,000 payments to undocumented immigrants Undocumented immigrants have not been eligible for most types of...

New California, Nationwide Unemployment Claims Remain High for Third Week in a Row

April 9, 2020 9:33 pmApril 9, 2020 10:24 pm

Statewide unemployment claims climbed past 2 million during the first week of April according to a new Department of Labor report. The weekly report also found that California’s 925,000 newly unemployed workers were a major part of last weeks 6.6...

California Falls Behind Paying Out Federal Unemployment Dollars

April 9, 2020 2:28 amApril 11, 2020 12:08 am

California has fallen behind on adding the $600 of additional federal funds to each person on unemployment payments. At a Tuesday news conference, Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed that the federal funds provided by the CARES Act to add additional relief...

California’s Unemployment Department Overburdened by Unprecedented Number of Claims

April 6, 2020 5:56 pmApril 12, 2020 9:16 am

California’s Employment Development Department (EDD), the agency in charge of unemployment claims and insurance in the state, has found itself severely strained for almost a month as it rushes to meet almost 2 million claims filed in three weeks. Almost...

Gov Newsom Announces that 1 Million People in California Have Filed for Unemployment in Two Weeks

March 26, 2020 1:59 pmMarch 30, 2020 11:42 am

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California has seen 1 million people file for unemployment with the Employment Development Department (EDD) in less than two weeks. The huge jump is attributed to the “essential businesses only” and subsequent business...

California’s unemployment rate held at an all-time low in August, staying at 4.1 percent

September 24, 2019 6:11 am

According to a report by the California Employment Development Department, 34,500 non-farm jobs were created in August, greatly outpacing the 8,000-9,000 new jobs needed per month to match growth. Unemployment held steady at 4.1%, the same rate for over a...