LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate sunk to 4.5 percent in September, down from a revised 5.2 percent in August, according to the latest figures released by the state Employment Development Department (EDD). The 4.5 percent rate was well below the 9.8 percent rate in September 2021. In Orange County, the September unemployment…
LA, OC Unemployment Rates Drop In September
October 24, 2022
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Santa Ana Man Charged for Stealing Over $1 Million in Unemployment Benefits
October 7, 2022
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A Santa Ana man was charged Oct. 5 in a federal court with defrauding California’s COVID unemployment insurance program by using personal information stolen from people with similar names to apply for $1.25 million in benefits. Nhan Hoang Pham, 36, of Santa Ana, was charged with mail fraud, wire fraud, and identity theft connected to…
California Unemployment Improves Slightly, SoCal Unemployment Climbs
July 26, 2022
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California’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in June, down from 4.3 percent in May—or about 9,800 fewer unemployed—according to California Employment Development Department (EDD). However, many places in Southern California saw a slight rise in unemployment. Employers added 19,900 nonfarm payroll jobs in June, which marked the 12th consecutive month with a decrease…
California Businesses May Pay for $20 Billion in Unemployment Fraud
December 11, 2021
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As California faces a $20 billion unemployment fraud deficit, businesses may be required to pay back the funds, according to Sen. Patricia Bates (R-Huntington Beach). Bates said employers will be responsible for paying back the money lost from fraudulent unemployment benefit claims in 2022, as required by federal law. “That’s going to be a burden…
California Businesses May Have to Pay for $20 Billion in Unemployment Fraud
December 11, 2021
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As California faces a $20 billion unemployment fraud deficit, businesses may be required to pay back the funds, according to Sen. Patricia Bates (R-Huntington Beach). Bates said employers will be responsible for paying back the money lost from fraudulent unemployment benefit claims in 2022, as required by federal law. “That’s going to be a burden…
Why California’s $20 Billion EDD Fraud Becomes a Tax on Businesses | Patricia Bates
In the midst of the pandemic. Many struggled with unemployment and loss of business in California, people applied for unemployment benefits, but at least $20 billion was given away to people committing fraud. You might wonder who will be paying back this money? My guest today is Patricia Bates, a member of the California State…
Retired Rancho Cucamonga Couple Received More Than 50 EDD Letters
A Rancho Cucamonga, California, couple that does not qualify for unemployment benefits has received over 50 Employment Development Department (EDD) letters in the past four months. Tom and Andrea Gray, a retired couple residing at their home in Rancho Cucamonga for more than forty years, started receiving EDD letters at the beginning of the year….
Two USPS Employees Plead Guilty In Los Angeles To EDD Fraud
May 24, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Two United States Postal Service employees pleaded guilty May 24 in Los Angeles to federal criminal charges accusing them of unlawfully buying and cashing tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of postal money orders with unemployment benefits fraudulently obtained with false claims of COVID-related job losses. Christian Jeremyah James, 31, of South Los Angeles,…
California’s Job Market is Rebounding
April 20, 2021
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Commentary California is getting to work and employers are looking to hire. The good comes from the California’s Employment Development Department’s (EDD) most recent data. California’s March unemployment rate shrank to 8.3 percent from 8.5 percent in February. Notably, this is still substantially above the 4.5 percent unemployment rate in March 2020, when the pandemic…
Unemployment Rate Drops in LA, Orange Counties
April 16, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped to 11.3 percent in March, down from a revised 11.5 percent in February, according to figures released today by the state Employment Development Department. The 11.3 percent rate was still well above the pre-pandemic rate of 5.4 percent in March 2020. In Orange County, where seasonally…
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