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California Tied With Rhode Island For Highest Unemployment in Nation

Amy Quinton — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:29:40 +0000

California now has one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, the latest figures from the California Employment Development Department show no improvement in the state’s jobless rate for January.

California’s unemployment rate remained at 9.8 percent in January. That ties the state with Rhode Island for the highest unemployment rate in the country.

Report: California Women Faring Worse than Men During Economic Recovery

Joe Moore — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:59:47 +0000

A new study finds women in California aren’t faring as well as men during the economic recovery. The analysis was done by The California Budget Project and the Women’s Foundation of California.

It finds employment among the state’s women declined by a little less than one percent over the past two years – while it was increased nearly two percent among men.

Chris Hoene with the Budget Project says cuts to programs such as CalWorks, the state’s welfare to work program, and cuts to state subsidized child care have largely affected women:

For Many Seniors Working Well Beyond 65 Is New Reality

Ezra Romero — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:30:00 +0000

The world for the retiree is evolving. For some retirement means a chance to globe-trot or travel across the country in an RV, but for many 65 is just another milestone, a reminder of poor financial decisions earlier in life or a chance to explore a second career.

New Study Says California Temp Workers More Likely To Be Poor

Steve Milne — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:13:32 +0000

A new UC Berkeley study says temporary workers in California are more likely to live in poverty than their co-workers.

Miranda Dietz is with the university’s Center for Labor Research and Education. She says “temps” hired through staffing agencies to work in data entry, nursing, accounting and other jobs, earn an average of 18 percent less per hour than their co-workers.

On Valley Edition: Immunization Law; Shrinking Middle Class; Learn2Earn

Juanita Stevenson — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:43:59 +0000

This week on Valley Edition, we revisit the issue of the state's efforts to replace the former Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) program with the new Community Based Adult Services (CBAS) program. Advocates for those with severe disabilities say the new program is turning away many who should qualify, but the state disagrees. Lauren Whaley brings us a special report from Sacramento.

Report: State Unemployment Will Fall Below 10 Percent In Mid 2013

Steve Milne — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:45:05 +0000

An economic forecast out today says California’s unemployment rate will drop to single digits this time next year – sooner than originally predicted. Right now, California’s jobless rate is 10.7%. It peaked at 12.5% in 2010. The rate’s been inching down ever since.

Economist Jeff Michael is with the Business Forecasting Center at University of the Pacific in Stockton. “We see [the] unemployment rate going into single digits in mid-2013 and in the past we’ve been saying the end of 2013.”

Training Program Props Up New Nurses in Tough Job Market

Pauline Bartolone — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:10:46 +0000

Nursing has a reputation for being a well-paid, stable profession with lots of opportunity. But in the current economy, many nursing school graduates may send out dozens of job applications and get no interviews. Pauline Bartolone visited one Sacramento area program that is hiring new nurses, and hopes to keep them.

A few dozen nurses are packed into this room at Sutter medical center in Roseville to practice a scenario none of them looks forward to. A patient’s heart has stopped beating, and a loved one is hysterical. The nurses job is to bring life back to the patient.

Kern County Leads Nation in Employment Gains

Amy Quinton — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:45:36 +0000

Employment in California’s largest counties rose between December of 2010 and December of 2011, but paychecks got smaller in most large counties. 24 of the 26 large counties in California saw employment increase. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics defines large counties as those with employment of 75,000 or more.

California Bill Would Give Unemployed Teachers Benefits While Training

Amy Quinton — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 23:19:35 +0000

Out-of-work teachers in California would be able to collect unemployment benefits while training in high demand subject areas under a bill lawmakers are considering. The bill’s author says it’s designed to help the nearly 20-thousand unemployed teachers.

Democratic Senator Noreen Evans authored the bill that she says would help unemployed teachers who want to get credentialed in science, math or special education. Under current law, if out-of-work teachers want that training, they lose their benefits. Evans says that’s not fair.

Summer Jobs Hard to Find for Valley Youth

Juanita Stevenson — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:51:37 +0000

It used to be a rite of passage for teens, getting a summer job at a fast food restaurant or the mall. But with an economy that continues to struggle, the state's teen unemployment rate is around 36 percent. But there are several new programs that aim to help teens get a taste of life in the workforce, and local companies that are working with non-profits and the government on this issue. Juanita Stevenson reports on how a summer job changed one teen's life.