A record number of people – over 6.6 million – applied for unemployment benefits last week in the United States, bringing the two-week total to 10 million, the most ever. It far […]
Jobless claims are skyrocketing
U.S. leads world in coronavirus cases
UPDATE: The United States now leads the world in confirmed cases of the coronavirus cases as of Thursday, according to John Hopkins University. The U.S. has over 82,000, with China at 81,000 […]
Joblessness sinks to lowest since ’99
The national unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent in a report issued by the U.S. Department of Labor today (Friday). That figure for the month of September is the lowest in decades. […]
Jobless rate remains even in the county
Employment in Orange County stayed even in December, although the jobless rate rose in three of our four local cities. According to a report issued Friday by the state Employment Development Department, […]
U.S. employers added 312,000 new jobs
American employers added 312,000 new jobs in December, a sharp increase over the estimate of 180,000 originally projected. The news of the upbeat hiring report spurred a positive reaction on Wall Street, […]
Jobless rates continues to decline
Unemployment in Orange County continues to slide downward. According to a report issued Friday by the state Employment Development Department, the jobless rate fell from 3.2 percent in July to 3.1 percent […]
Jobless rate inches down to 3.2%
Unemployment in Orange County dropped slightly in July, according to a report issued Friday by the state Employment Development Department. The rate dropped from 3.3 percent in June to 3.2 percent last […]
U.S. unemployment kept falling in July
Unemployment in the United States dropped again in July, although job growth was not quite as robust as in the previous month. According to a Labor Department announcement on Friday, the jobless […]
Joblessness declines to 2.8% in OC
The unemployment rate for Orange County continued its plunge in March, according to state Employment Development Department. On Friday the EDD reported that joblessness in the county fell from 3.1 percent in […]
Jobless rate drops down to 2.8 percent
Unemployment in Orange County dropped to one of the historically lowest points in November at 2.8 percent. That’s down from 3.3 percent in October and compares to 3.7 percent in November 2016. […]
