Holiday Season Hiring Helps Trim Unemployment Rate; Lowest Since March '09
Holiday hiring seemed to help the unemployed, especially in the Bay Area, with hundreds of people securing jobs since stores began seasonal hiring in September.
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Holiday hiring seemed to help the unemployed, especially in the Bay Area, with hundreds of people securing jobs since stores began seasonal hiring in September.
The causes of youth violence remain the same: poverty, unemployment and peer pressure. But it's hard to understand what would prompt a teen to cross the line and choose wrong over right unless you know where they've been.
California's unemployment rate fell slightly in October, to 11.7 percent, from 11.9 percent a month earlier.
With the ranked choice ballots calculated, voters are now looking for SF's Mayor Ed Lee to fulfill his campaign promises and deal with a city-wide eight percent unemployment rate.
Two new websites allow military members and veterans to help draft a resume and connect with other veterans or prospective employers.
Software maker Adobe Systems Inc. said Tuesday that it is laying off 750 workers, or 7 percent of its workforce, as it moves to focus on products that help people create digital content and then market it on multiple devices and platforms.
Economic development has been slow in Oakland. The city has been plagued by a down economy and high unemployment and foreclosure rates. But a new popup neighborhood is evolving, filling vacant storefronts in Downtown Oakland.
A key part of the strategy is encouraging the so-called "ban the box" approach to hiring, which means employers don't ask applicants to check the box indicating whether they've ever been incarcerated.
California's unemployment rate dropped slightly in September, but remains above the national rate. Bay Area counties were all below the state average.
Construction on the Bay Area's newest natural gas power plant is underway in Hayward, and a celebration was held on Wednesday to honor those who have been working on the project.
South Bay leaders are trying to make a last minute push to help with passage of the American Jobs Act.
California awarded contracts Friday to 24 businesses across the state willing to offer on the job skills upgrades to new hires.
The jobs of more than 1,000 Northern California postal workers are in jeopardy, now that 5 processing facilities have been targeted for closure, including one in Burlingame and one in Petaluma.
California's jobless rate grew for the second straight month in August to 12.1 percent, up one percentage point from the previous month.
It's the best of times in San Francisco. And, the worst of times, too.
No jobs were added in the U.S. during August and California unemployment became the second highest in the nation. The Labor Department jobs report out Friday was the worst one in 11 months.
Despite the high unemployment rate in the state, Bay Area medical laboratories that run genetic tests that predict illnesses patients may suffer later in life have been confronting a shortage of qualified workers.
At least 24 people have jumped to their deaths from the iconic span so far this year, according to statistics compiled by the Bay Citizen. Officials recorded 25 suicides on the Golden Gate Bridge for all of 2010.
Many of the more than 300 veterans attending a job fair Thursday in San Jose were young people who had recently served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Governor Jerry Brown wants California to adopt the same corporate tax policy that's worked in Texas, Massachusetts and most of the states, but Republicans have denounced the proposal as just another tax increase that will hurt businesses.
Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing a tax plan designed to promote job growth, closing one corporate tax loophole while offering an incentive for businesses to hire in California.
The unemployment rate in California is climbing again, hitting 12 percent in July as the state added just 4,500 payroll jobs for the month.
The economy was definitely on the minds of dozens of Latino business leaders who gathered in San Jose Thursday for the annual meeting of the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
A job fair for low-income families in Silicon Valley attracted more than 600 applicants. Many of those who turned out are about to lose public assistance benefits.
KCBS reporter Doug Sovern tried to find a small, local shop to make a copy of his key. But the simple task proved harder than he originally thought it would be.
