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If you get laid off, there’s a system that’s supposed to help you get by: unemployment benefits. Whenever California stares down a pandemic or a possible recession, the partial wage-replacement program is one of the most important economic safeguards for workers. But the benefits have become more difficult for...
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Nance Parry dice que ha enviado más de 1,000 currículums desde que fue despedida en septiembre de 2019. Ha recibido solo una entrevista. Apenas cinco semanas después de lo que Parry pensó que sería un contrato de seis meses, fue despedida de un trabajo como especialista en documentos para...
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Nance Parry says she’s sent out more than 1,000 resumes since she got laid off in September 2019. She’s gotten one interview. Just five weeks into what Parry thought would be a six-month contract, she was laid off from a job as a document specialist for an engineering firm....
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Labor protests and strikes are on the upswing this fall, compared with 2020 when everyone hunkered as the pandemic closed whole sectors of the economy. According to the Cornell University Strike Tracker, California has seen 60 labor strikes from January to the end of November, and...
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Las protestas y huelgas laborales están al alza este otoño, en comparación con 2020, cuando todos se escondieron y la pandemia cerro sectores enteros de la economía. Según el Strike Tracker de la Universidad de Cornell, California ha visto 60 huelgas laborales desde enero hasta finales de...
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Before COVID-19 swept the state, people on unemployment needed to prove they were looking for work to receive the payments. That requirement was lifted during the pandemic but was recently reinstated. If you don’t know where to start to find work, California’s Employment Development Department is offering resources for job-seekers, along...
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Antes de que COVID-19 barriera el estado, las personas desempleadas necesitaban demostrar que estaban buscando trabajo para recibir los pagos. Ese requisito se eliminó durante la pandemia, pero se restableció recientemente. Si no sabe por dónde empezar a encontrar trabajo, el Departamento de Desarrollo del Empleo de California ofrece recursos para quienes buscan...
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La tasa de desempleo en el Silicon Valley tuvo un ligero incremento en junio, señalando que la región todavía tiene un camino por delante antes de regresar a los niveles pre pandemia. La tasa de desempleo regional subió del 4.6% al 5.1% entre mediados de mayo y mediados de...
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The unemployment rate in Silicon Valley saw a slight increase in June, signaling that the region still has a way to go before returning to pre-pandemic levels. The regional unemployment rate increased from 4.6% to 5.1% between mid-May and mid-June, according to a study released this month by Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a nonprofit...