At the same time, as the layoffs continued a six-month trend of Silicon Valley downsizing, overall statewide employment slipped slightly, unemployment claims grew and the total number of unemployed Californians grew.

California’s economic recovery from the devastations of the pandemic was stronger than previously estimated — but skyrocketing inflation could rob the state of its hard-earned gains.

Total employment in the region is up nearly 171,000 since April 2020.

Legislators may work on paid leave policies, employee data protections, farmworker elections, while ballot measure proposals could impact businesses and business groups will raise the issue of California’s unemployment insurance fund debt.

California’s unemployment department is making progress on key reforms, but some of the most transformational changes are still years away.

Bank of America's request to end its EDD contract comes one month after it lost a class-action suit alleging it failed to provide protections for unemployment debit cards.

Expectations are high for a turnaround as experts say the federal relief alone could be enough to cut California’s child poverty in half.

The stock market has soared to new heights, prompting a record number of Silicon Valley companies to go public.

From layoffs to testing, the Covid-19 pandemic had dramatic ripple effects on almost every part of life in Silicon Valley and the country.

Should your son or daughter earn a college degree? I know college is not for everyone.

However, if you want a future for your children that equals the opportunity you had in your life, an undergraduate college degree is nearly imperative. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 4.7 percent of those with college degrees are unemployed in 2010.

The 2010 high school graduation season is now just a memory. Even though we celebrate the accomplishment of commencement from high school with gifts and praise, it is not the ticket to life’s success it once was.

Unemployment may still be above 10 percent, but San Jose still leads the nation as the second best place to find a job, just behind Washington, DC.