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First-time Calif. unemployment claims drop 9.5% – Handling Hard Times : The Orange County Register
California employers may be slow in adding jobs, but layoffs have declined substantially based on first-time claims for unemployment.Average weekly initial unemployment claims in the state rose to 61,851 in June from the 56,704 in May, according to the U.S. Labor Department. But for the first six months of the year, average weekly first-time filings were … Continue reading
School layoffs | Losing teachers in Orange County
Ten districts across Orange County have released the names of hundreds of teachers and other employees facing potential layoffs. Last month, districts announced they could cut more than 1,500 school jobs as part of an effort to slash up to $269 million from budgets, prompted by the state’s ongoing budget crisis. An Orange County education … Continue reading
California | Long-term unemployed get reprieve | The Orange County Register
Long-term unemployment benefits in California should remain at 99 weeks in California until June, according to an Employment Development Department analysis of the payroll tax and jobless bill signed by President Barack Obama Thursday. Initial descriptions of the legislation suggested long-term benefits would be cut to 73 weeks under a compromise approved by Congress earlier … Continue reading
Sit ‘n Sleep hiring 50 veterans | veterans, sit, sleep – The Orange County Register
Sit ‘n Sleep, the mattress firm, is adding five stores in Southern California this year and plans to hire 50 veterans, the company said today. Larry “You’re killing me Larry” Miller, Sit ‘n Sleep’s chief executive, said the idea to hire vets came to him as he watched the wind-down of the wars in Iraq … Continue reading
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