What You Need to Know: As we celebrate moms this Mother’s Day, the Employment Development Department reminds Californians of the valuable financial assistance available through the State’s first-in-the-nation Paid Family Leave program. We encourage workers to visit Paid Family Leave for Mothers to learn more, including a video of one mother’s story of her daughter’s support when she needed it most.
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What You Need to Know: Los Angeles County workers, business owners, and self-employed people affected by the California firestorms now have until Tuesday, June 10, 2025, to apply for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). All required documentation to support that the applicant was working or self-employed when the disaster occurred must be submitted within 90 days from the mail date of their notice that states a supporting document is needed.California’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent1 in January 2025 while nonfarm payroll jobs remained unchanged from December 2024, according to data released today by the Employment Development Department (EDD) from two separate surveys. January’s job gain follows a post-benchmark, revised job gain of 39,000 for December 2024.
What you need to know: California’s Life Sciences industry employs 466,888 workers and generates over $414 billion in annual economic output – about 20% of that in the LA Basin alone. With more bioscience and biotechnology patents issued to California companies than any other state, California makes strategic investments to develop the future’s workforce.
