Just because you don't have a job doesn't mean you qualify for unemployment checks. Take the case of convicted killer Anthony Garcia, who managed to collect more than $30,000 in unemployment while he was in jail from 2008 to 2010, according to the Associated Press. more ›

Congratulations, California. Although you've been dubbed The Golden State, seven of your cities made the top ten list for the worst cities to seek employment. After clicking through the jobless "winners," one thing is certain: Do not move to California's Central Valley. more ›

Four out of ten Angelenos are more wigged out than they were five years ago. But, hey, at least we are working harder than the rest of the nation to tackle that stress! more ›

President Obama will reveal his major jobs initiative during a televised speech on Thursday, September 8. And Angelenos are ready. Good Jobs LA - a grassroots organization with the mission to reclaim the American Dream - has rallied unemployed workers and residents from struggling local communities to gather at 200 Obama Jobs Speech Watch Parties. more ›

Hundreds of angry, frustrated Angelenos showed up to a "Kitchen Table Summit" in Inglewood yesterday to tell their congressional representatives about their struggles with unemployment and underemployment. Congresswoman Maxine Waters got the most enthusiastic response from the crowd. "As far as I'm concerned, the Tea Party can go straight to hell," she said. "And I'm gonna tell them how to get there." more ›

California is #1!!! In losing jobs. Our state has lost 6.7% of its jobs (= just over a million), more than any other state in the country, in the past five years, according to Los Angeles Business Journal. more ›

In response to Mitt Romney's North Hollywood visit today, Councilmember Paul Krekorian, who represents NoHo, and L.A. County Democratic Party Chair and California Democratic Party Vice Chair Eric C. Bauman, both issued statements reproving the Republican candidate's political agenda and economic policies. more ›

Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will be making a stop in Los Angeles today at a vacant storefront in North Hollywood's Valley Plaza shopping center. Romney is focusing his efforts, at least today, on pointing out how President Barack Obama has failed Californians by not getting enough of us back to work. more ›

Is this "the scariest unemployment chart ever?" the OC Register asks of Business Insider's claim. With Friday's sobering U.S. unemployment report painting an un-pretty picture, did anyone really think an actual picture would make them feel better? Cue the economists at Calculated Risk who, while looking for evidence an economic recovery, instead found all these terrible little lines. Especially the red one. more ›

Upset that Metro has cut or reduced service on several bus routes? Well, it's our fault: We weren't riding enough. Damned recession! Metro release data this week showing a decline in ridership of nearly 3% from 2009 to 2011, according to LA Now, and Metro says that's "because of high unemployment." more ›

Experts forecasting the future of the workforce climate in Los Angeles have a prediction as grim as today's wet weather. The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation’s 2011-12 “Economic Forecast and Industry Outlook” says that while there is going to be continued economic recovery here and around the nation, L.A.'s jobless rate will likely remain at around 11.7% through 2012, according to CBS2. more ›

Is it worse to find out that your job is being terminated, or to find out that you have a year to worry about whether your job might be terminated? more ›

The annual Urban Mobility Report results are in and...whoa: on average, a driver in Los Angeles spends sixty-three hours wasting away in traffic delays. Just. Ouch. more ›

The November unemployment figures are in, reports the Daily News, and Los Angeles County saw a slight jump to 13 percent, up from the 12.6 percent reported in October. Statewide, for a fourth consecutive month, the unemployment rate remained steady at 12.4 percent. Fewer people were receiving unemployment benefits in November than in October, however, there were more new claims filed. more ›

Unemployment benefits are set to expire for many today and 2 million people are expected to lose unemployment benefits by Christmas without another extension by Congress, says the U.S. Labor Department. KTLA reports, "the pending loss of benefits will affect up to 450,000 jobless in CA alone," who receive on average $300 per week. Republicans contend unemployment benefits encourage the jobless to stay jobless while Democrats argue that with 9% of the population out of work, there are not enough jobs available. more ›

New figures released today from the state's Economic Development Department show that the unemployment rate has stayed the same this fall, according to the Daily News. "The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Los Angeles County held steady at 12.6 percent between September and October," which is just above the statewide rate of 12.4 percent. Both figures show slight increases over the rates from October 2009. While there was an increase in local jobs by almost 30,000, a "617,000 people were unemployed in October in Los Angeles County, which has a labor force of nearly 4.9 million." In California last month, 2.25 million people were unemployed. more ›

With only 64,000 new private sector jobs last month, combined with 159,000 jobs cut in the government sector (about half of that is thanks to the U.S. Census Bureau letting go of 77,000 temporary employees), the national unemployment rate went... more ›

Last week, census data revealed that 16.1% of L.A. County residents are living in poverty. Now data about the Inland Empire is surfacing and it's telling an even worse story: the region saw a 15.4% poverty rate in 2009. more ›

The jobless rate in California increased by a tenth of a point from 12.3% in August, according to information released by the state today. A year ago, the rate was 12%. more ›

There were basically no changes in California's unemployment rate from June to July, which is holding steady at 12.3%, California's Employment Development Department announced today. But in Los Angeles County, the rate increased from 12.3% to 13.4%. more ›

Thousands of union workers gathered on the south lawn of City Hall yesterday as part of a rally organized by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, according to the LA Times. Addressing the crowd were several high-profile local politicians, including US Senator Barbara Boxer and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. more ›

California's unemployment rate increased from 12.3% in January to 12.5% last month, a bit higher than the national 9.7% rate, but 32,500 jobs were added to the payrolls in January, reported the LA Times. Some believe we're nearing the peak of unemployment, which means more jobs could be coming available in coming months. "The construction sector added 16,200 jobs, manufacturing added 8,900, and education and health services added 7,100," said the paper. "Only three categories (information, financial activities, and professional and business services) lost jobs." more ›

80 initiatives and referenda and are out and about around the state with advocates trying to collect enough signatures so they can qualify for an upcoming election ballot. You might see people at farmers markets asking you to support... more ›

Unchanged from November, last month's unemployment numbers kept at 10 percent as the nation lost 85,000 jobs. Also, underemployment grew from 17.2 to 17.3 percent. "To put this number in perspective, employment declined 139,000 in September and 127,000 in October," explained Christina Romer, the White House Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors. "So, in a broad sense the trend toward moderating job loss is continuing. This trend is particularly obvious in the quarterly pattern: average monthly job loss was 691,000 in the first quarter of 2009, 428,000 in the second quarter, 199,000 in the third quarter, and 69,000 in the fourth quarter." more ›

From 12.5% in October to 12.3% in November, California's unemployment rate slightly decreased at the same time job losses went back on a downtrend, says the SacBee. In October, the state gained 27,500 payroll jobs, but November saw a cut in some 10,200 jobs. California ties Nevada and South Carolina for third worst unemployment. Rhode Island comes in second with Michigan topping the list. more ›

How about this for a change? Numbers are surprising analysts who thought unemployment would still be stepping up--instead, November saw a minor change from 10.2% in October to 10% in November. "... employers shed a net 11,000 jobs last month, a statistically insignificant change and the best showing since December 2007," said the LA Times. "By contrast, the U.S. economy started this year with a loss of 741,000 jobs in January, but the pace of job declines has been moderating steadily." more ›

Although California added some 25,700 jobs last month, the state's unemployment rate increased three-tenths to 12.5%. That puts the state with the fourth highest rate and as one of thirteen above the national average of 10.2%. The addition of jobs is a first since April 2008. In October 2008, California's rate stood at 8%. more ›

The New York Times nailed it this morning when they said "For Americans who wake up each morning thinking about their job hunt, Friday’s unemployment report offered little reassurance that their search would soon pay off, even as the broader economy showed signs of strengthening." That's because nationwide, unemployment in October shot up to 10.2 percent, a 26-year record high. 190,000 jobs were lost with the largest amount found in the construction industry. more ›

Independent business research and analysis organization The Conference Board has released their data for the ratio of job seekers to jobs posted online for the month of September. They found that there "were 5.66 people in the Los Angeles-Orange County metro area looking for jobs in September for every online help-wanted ad," explains the OC Register. more ›