Unemployment
I’m sorry to say that the job market still sucks (as if you didn’t know that already). That being said, there has been an upswing in part-time and temporary employment. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the temporary job sector has added 313,000 jobs since September. Many companies are now realizing that they let go of too many employees during the recession hysteria. As a result, they are adding temps to help keep their productivity up and get their businesses growing as the economy begins to recover.
For anyone who has tried to get a hold of the EDD or another state unemployment office, you’ll appreciate this week’s Funny Friday. Got a funny cartoon, story, picture or video to share? Leave it below For anyone who has tried to get a hold of the EDD or another state unemployment office, you’ll appreciate [...]
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I was perusing the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics March report and thought I’d share some of my interesting findings regarding unemployment and the labor market. Did you know the Unemployment Rate for the US is 9.7% with 15 million people out of work? This is despite a gain of 162,000 jobs in March (a [...]
If you are part of the record 12.6% of unemployed Californians, you have undoubtedly received these little forms to fill out on a bi-weekly basis. I can’t stress enough the importance of taking your time, filling them out correctly and always using a black pen. The EDD is so swamped that any problem with your [...]
Continue reading about 6 mistakes that will keep you from getting your unemployment check
You just got laid off because the economy is in the toilet and your company didn’t receive any of the stimulus money. What do you do first?
Do you:
1. Freak out, hurl yourself on the ground and throw a temper tantrum like a 2 year old
2. Sob uncontrollably like a little girl whose brother just tore the head off her favorite doll while mercilessly teasing her that Dolly is pretending to be the headless horseman
3. Save the dramatics for a better time and take this opportunity to come up with a plan on how to make this the best thing that ever happened to your career; turn your unemployment into opportunemployment.
If you answered anything other than C…
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