News and Announcements

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In response to the appointment of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver of Silicon Valley Bank, the California Employment Development Department (EDD) will take action to ease the burden on companies that did business with the Bank by waiving any penalty for late payroll tax.

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California’s unemployment rate crept up slightly for the month of January 2023 to 4.2 percent despite the state’s employers adding 96,700 nonfarm payroll jobs to the economy, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys.

Workers in Amador County who have been impacted by the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that started on December 27, 2022, are now eligible to file for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits, joining workers in 13 previously-announced California counties.

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The California Employment Development Department (EDD) today announced approval of a $6.1 million funding grant to facilitate specialized employment training and services to assist approximately 2,500 workers impacted by the closure of the Farmer John meatpacking plant in Vernon.

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The Employment Development Department (EDD), in coordination with the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, announces the availability of $18 million in funding to help prepare workers with limited English proficiency for jobs in growing and sustainable regional industries.

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Workers in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Mendocino counties who have been impacted by the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that started on December 27, 2022, are now eligible to file for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits, joining workers in nine previously-announced California counties.

San Mateo County workers who have been impacted by the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that started on December 27, 2022, are now eligible to file for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits, joining workers in eight previously-announced California counties.

Calaveras County workers who have been impacted by the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that started on December 27, 2022, are now eligible to file for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits, joining workers in seven previously-announced California counties.

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Californians in Sacramento, Merced, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and San Joaquin counties who have been impacted by the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that started on December 27, 2022 can now file for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA).

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California’s unemployment rate held flat in the month of December 2022 at 4.1 percent1 as the state’s employers added 16,200 nonfarm payroll jobs2 to the economy, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys.

SACRAMENTO—In another major step toward prosecuting those who defrauded California’s unemployment benefit program last year, the Employment Development Department (EDD) and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Fraud Task Force today announced that former United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott will assist state investigators to ramp up statewide efforts to hold those who committed crimes accountable.