Archived News Releases 2022

The California Employment Development Department (EDD) today announced it has awarded $650,000 to the Verdugo Workforce Development Board (VWDB) to help bioscience companies, including biopharma, meet the industry’s urgent need for qualified technicians and provide regional job seekers with new careers.

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California’s unemployment rate increased in the month of November 2022 to 4.1 percent1 despite the state’s employers adding 26,800 nonfarm payroll jobs2 to the economy, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys.

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The California Employment Development Department (EDD) today issued an update on several enhancements being implemented within the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program—including adding dedicated phones lines in Armenian, Korean, and Tagalog, so California’s eight most commonly spoken languages are served with direct access assistance, as well as launching the first phase of a new call back feature on the call center. EDD is also notifying identified Californians of the expanded federal eligibility for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefit claims.

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California’s unemployment rate increased in the month of October 2022 to 4.0 percent1 despite the state’s employers adding 56,700 nonfarm payroll jobs2 to the economy, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys. The state has also now completed its full recovery from the large job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Veterans Day provides California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) an annual opportunity to honor the many brave individuals who serve and have served our country, by highlighting employment resources the EDD provides statewide to help veterans in their transition from military service to the civilian workforce. The EDD’s 2022 Veterans Day web page features valuable information and resources, along with video success stories that show how veterans, and employers who hired veterans, used EDD services to make a career connection.

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California’s unemployment rate decreased in the month of September 2022 to 3.9 percent1, as the state’s employers added 6,500 nonfarm payroll jobs2 to the economy, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys.

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The California Employment Development Department (EDD) continues to urge Californians to guard against criminals who pretend to be EDD or Bank of America and try to trick people into giving up personal information by text message or telephone. Such fraud attempts specifically through text messages are called “smishing.”

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The California Employment Development Department (EDD) today issued an update on its unemployment insurance program, including a further assessment of ineligible claimants during the pandemic and new opportunities for previously disqualified claimants to obtain benefits retroactively.

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The California Employment Development Department (EDD) is joining with communities across the state to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of California’s trailblazing Paid Family Leave (PFL) program—a program that delivered more than $11 billion in aid for nearly 4 million Californians caring for ill family members, bonding with children, and helping during a family member’s military deployment.

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California’s unemployment rate increased in the month of August 2022 to 4.1 percent, despite the state’s employers adding 19,900 nonfarm payroll jobs to the economy, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys.

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Furthering the Employment Development Department’s effort to strengthen services for California’s diverse communities, the U.S. Department of Labor awarded a $9.1 million grant to continue boosting multilingual accessibility to unemployment insurance benefit programs.

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The California Employment Development Department (EDD) today announced that it has awarded $950,000 to the Mother Lode Job Training Agency (Mother Lode) to support workers and businesses adversely impacted by the recent Ampine fire in Amador County and the Oak fire in Mariposa County.

If you’re ready to take the next step to an excellent career, the California Employment Development Department (EDD) and its network of regional partners are ready to help you reach your goals. In recognition of Labor Day, EDD is showcasing the many programs and services that help support stronger jobs and stronger communities by connecting workers and employers.

California’s unemployment rate decreased to a new record low in the month of July 2022 to 3.9 percent as the state’s employers added 84,800 nonfarm payroll jobs to the economy, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys.