Labor Department deploys specialized "strike team" to California over alleged unemployment fraud and $21 billion in improper ...

During the pandemic, Californians seeking unemployment help face massive delays. "We're in a lot better position" now, one lawmaker said.

California officials who turned a blind eye to unemployment scams — potentially worth tens of billions of dollars during the pandemic — will now be put directly under the microscope of the federal ...

In a letter sent to California’s Employment Development Department, the Department of Labor shared with state officials that it would soon be deploying a “strike team” to the state, ...

California experienced significant layoffs and its unemployment remained above 5% for 19 consecutive months, according to the UCLA Anderson School of Management. But what was the 2025 job market like?

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in California last week compared with the week prior.

California’s unemployment agency is not answering 60% of the calls it receives for help as the overwhelmed department struggles to work through a backlog of more than 1 million pending claims five ...

This story was co-produced with KQED’s The California Report. Listen to it here. Seventeen states have been forced to borrow federal money because their unemployment insurance trust funds have run dry ...

The job market in California has seen significant changes over the past year with changes in unemployment and other aspects of the market. Patrick T. Fallon TNS California experienced significant ...