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Unread 03-20-2009, 04:10 PM
 
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Default California Unemployment 10.5% in February

The state released the February numbers unemployment rate for California and it rose again to 10.5%.

That is up from 10.1% in January 2009. But the February 2008 was only 6.2%.
http://www.edd.ca.gov/About_EDD/pdf/urate200903.pdf

Rates for individual counties in February vary from the two lowest of 6.8% in Marin County and 7.6% in San Mateo County to the two highest of 26.6% in Colusa County and 24.5% in Imperial County.

But people should look at the rates for individual cities at the link below since the rates can vary widely in a single county.
City Labor Force-Unemploy Rate, California LaborMarketInfo
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Unread 03-20-2009, 04:30 PM
 
Location: Up in the air above Boston
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Interesting... a small town in my area has 500 population, with all 500 people being accounted for as employed, yet the unemployment rate is 4.8%.

I know there's a margin of error etc etc but it's still kinda funny
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Unread 03-20-2009, 05:23 PM
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Location: West Los Angeles (in the rocket...yeah...satellite of love)
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Interesting... a small town in my area has 500 population, with all 500 people being accounted for as employed, yet the unemployment rate is 4.8%.

I know there's a margin of error etc etc but it's still kinda funny
Many of us are not laughing. Hope and change? For whom, the Special Olympics?
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Unread 03-20-2009, 05:31 PM
 
Location: Up in the air above Boston
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Many of us are not laughing. Hope and change? For whom, the Special Olympics?

I was talking about the MATH, not the situation itself. Try not to get so butthurt about it.
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Unread 03-21-2009, 10:23 PM
 
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Those are really some sobering numbers. I can really see evidence of how serious this is here in So. Cal, in that the L.A. Times, which usually has a massive classifieds / jobs section, is down to just one piece of paper, folded over once -- so four sides. And some of that space is articles about job searching. That was perhaps the most chilling sign to me, given that I've grown up with the L.A. Times my whole life, and never have I seen the classified job section that small.
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Unread 03-21-2009, 11:43 PM
 
Location: Northern Arizona
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To be fair, most job advertisements have moved online to places like Jobing.com, CareerBuilder, Monster and Yahoo Jobs. Still, the job listings on all four sites are scarce.

What was the percentage change from November/December 2008 to January 2009?

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Unread 03-22-2009, 07:38 AM
 
Location: STL, CA native
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Many of us are not laughing. Hope and change? For whom, the Special Olympics?
Do you realize his post had nothing at all to do with Obama or politics?
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Unread 03-22-2009, 07:53 AM
 
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Do you realize his post had nothing at all to do with Obama or politics?
You'll find it easier to just ignore idiots. I have no idea what Obama has to do with the 10% unemployment rate.

In any case, California was one of the largest culprits re: this sub-prime meltdown mess.
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Unread 03-22-2009, 09:51 AM
 
Location: the heartland
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Interesting, I am planning on moving to the north bay though and have already looked at jobs... looks MUCH better than where I'm at right now in Florida where I couldn't even get a job at a grocery store if I wanted to and there is pretty much no tech/industry whatsoever. All big box stores, chain restaurants and government! The comparable housing is actually cheaper there too!
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Unread 03-22-2009, 10:48 AM
 
Location: Northern Arizona
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Interesting, I am planning on moving to the north bay though and have already looked at jobs... looks MUCH better than where I'm at right now in Florida where I couldn't even get a job at a grocery store if I wanted to and there is pretty much no tech/industry whatsoever. All big box stores, chain restaurants and government! The comparable housing is actually cheaper there too!
Yeah, but there's typically hundreds (sometimes thousands) of applicants for every job opening found online since the economy is in shambles.
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