California Jobless Rate Unchanged At 12.4 Percent
For the first time since 2006, the state saw gains in construction jobs for two straight months, but Gov. Schwarzenegger says far too many Californians remain out of work.
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For the first time since 2006, the state saw gains in construction jobs for two straight months, but Gov. Schwarzenegger says far too many Californians remain out of work.
Unless lawmakers in Washington come up with a compromise on the Bush-era tax cuts, it's the end of the line for hundreds of thousands of people living off of unemployment benefits.
A study from Pepperdine University suggests business owners are more likely to ramp up hiring in 2011, but banks and other lenders may not be so bullish.
For nearly two million Americans who've been on unemployment for 99 weeks, the end of the line is near.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are back to work after the long Thanksgiving holiday, and millions of Americans are eagerly waiting for their elected representatives to extend jobless benefits before they are set to expire.
A new ordinance aimed at protecting what one councilman estimates could be up to 25,000 local renters who face eviction over the foreclosure of their landlord's property.
It's hard enough to find a job if you're one of the millions of Americans out of work. Veterans have it doubly hard.
The government says the economy added morethan 150,000 jobs last month, but millions still face the end of jobless benefits and millions more have lost hope of ever finding a job.
California's unemployment rate stayed put last month, remaining at 12.4 percent after creeping up a tenth of a percentage point between July and August.
After decades of financial prosperity for a nation that served as the economic engine of the world, a new survey says more than half of Americans are losing hope of ever achieving the success of previous generations.
The number of unemployed Californians increased slightly in August, creeping up one-tenth of a percentage point to 12.4 percent.
The economic future of 150,00 state workers is at stake as California is set to defend its decision.
