unemployment

Furloughed federal workers face delays getting unemployment pay during shutdown

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For more than two weeks now during the government shutdown, Imelda Avila Tomas has been trying in vain to get approved for unemployment compensation to help cover basics like food and mortgage payments for her family while she is on unpaid leave from her job with the federal government. She continued to ask questions, and … Read more

California unemployment rate worst in the nation, according to state data

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San Francisco (Kron) – California unemployment increased slightly in July and is now the highest state in the country. California added 15,000 non -farm jobs in July, according to the Ministry of Employment Development, prompting the unemployment rate to an increase of 0.1 % to 5.5 %, which is higher than any other state and … Read more