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- Federal/City Government Financed Illegal Alien Hiring Centers to be Closed?
Federal funding cut could close seven Los Angeles day labor centers Kate Linthicum, LA Times, 5/10/14 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK [...] - Inyo County STOPS Solar Panel Farm—Native Americans in NEVADA Approve Massive Solar Farm
2nd Tribal Solar Plant Approved On Nevada Reservation by Chris Clarke, ReWire, 5/7/14 Moapa Tribal Council member Vernon Lee, Tracey LeBeau (Director [...] - Low Labor Participation Rate—High Rate of Low Paying Jobs
Most jobs created in this recovery are low-wage, study finds Market Watch, 5/1/14 A majority of the new jobs created in the [...] - What Recovery? Toyota LEAVING California—Taking 5,000 Jobs—to TEXAS
BREAKING: Sources say Toyota fleeing CA, taking 5,000 jobs to more business-friendly Texas By Michael Carney, Pando Daily, 4/27/14 California’s inhospitable tax [...] - ObamaCare/Unions in Action: Alta Bates Summit (Hospital) cuts 139 jobs, 219 in limbo
Alta Bates Summit cuts 139 jobs, 219 in limbo Chris Rauber, San Francisco Business Times, 4/25/14 Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, [...] - California Depression Continues: State jobless claims jump by 9,000
State jobless claims jump by 9,000 New jobless claims jumped by 9,213 in California. The state attributed the change to layoffs [...] - Sriracha factory headed to Texas?
Sriracha factory headed to Texas? Scott Bridges, LA Business Journal, 4/21/14 It’s a good thing Texans like their hot chili peppers. [...] - What Recovery? Up to 1,000 SoCal Edison Employees to be Fired—ONLY Non Union Employees
SoCal Edison to conduct mass firings “SCE’s employment growth is not sustainable,” a company memo said. Scott Bridges, LA Business Journal, 4/15/14 Southern [...] - No Facts—Just Phony Controversy—Butte County to Say NO to Fracking, Though 10% Unemployment Rate
Butte County supervisors move to ban ‘fracking’ Board rejects plan to offer use permits By Roger Aylworth, Chico ER, 4/8/14 OROVILLE >> No [...] - Choo Choo Train Decides NOT to Abide by Terms of Bond—Again—Jobs for Foreigners NOT Americans
State seeks ‘Buy America’ exemption for prototype bullet trains By Tim Sheehan, The Fresno Bee, 4/8/14 Under federal “Buy America” laws, [...] - Why has Los Angeles Lost Jobs for 23 STRAIGHT Years? A 10% Sales Tax: Are You Kidding?
A 10% Sales Tax: Are You Kidding? Written by Jack Humphreville, City Watch LA, 4/8/14 The City and the County are [...] - What Recovery? Coachella Valley Unified School District may lay off 147
Coachella Valley Unified School District may lay off 147 Brett Kelman, The Desert Sun, 4/7/14 School district has already sent 51 layoff [...] - Real U.S. unemployment 16.9%-NOT 6.7%-When you count everybody
Payroll to population ratio remains below recent averages Central Valley Business Times, 4/3/14 • Few signs of improvement in pace of [...] - Report: LA hasn’t had positive job growth in 23 years
Report: LA hasn’t had positive job growth in 23 years Wendy Lee, KPCC, 4/2/14 Nicholas Herandez (L), listens to a representative from [...] - 180,000 MORE Women Unemployed in March. 36,000 MORE Women Leave Job Force. Obama War on Women Succeeding
180,000 More Women Unemployed in March By Ali Meyer, CNSNews, 4/4/14 (CNSNews.com) - The number of women who were unemployed in [...] - Google, Apple, Intel As Corrupt as Yee, Wright and Calderon? Lawsuit Will Decide
Judge green lights Silicon Valley class action suit By James Poulos, Calwatchdog, 4/1/14 It’s official: Many of California’s biggest tech firms [...] - Worst Bill of the Week AB 1522: Mandates Sick Days—If you Work Seven Days in a year
Assemblyman Gonzalez, AB 1522, as amended, Gonzalez. Employment: paid sick days. Existing law authorizes employers to provide their employees paid sick [...] - Some Good Job News: $18 million Modesto bakery expansion brings 100 jobs, possibly more
$18 million Modesto bakery expansion brings 100 jobs, possibly more By J.N. Sbranti, Modesto Bee, 3/27/14 The Flowers Baking Co. of Modesto [...] - What Recovery? San Fran based Levi Strauss gets skinnier with 800 job cuts
Levi Strauss gets skinnier with 800 job cuts Levi Strauss is cutting 800 jobs around the world to save money. Steven E.F. [...] - Come to San Francisco for a Government-Mandated 35-Hour Workweek
Come to San Francisco for a Government-Mandated 35-Hour Workweek By Kevin Dayton, Union Watch, 3/25/14 Where in the United States can you [...] - What Recovery? Bank of America to Lay Off 153 in Pasadena
Bank of America to lay off 153 employees in Pasadena By Kevin Smith, San Gabriel Valley Tribune. 3/25/14 Bank of America is [...] - Newspaper Jobs Moved From Union States to Free Worker State-Texas
Cape Cod Times to move 14 positions to GateHouse’s Texas design center by Sam Kirkland, Poynter, 3/21/14 Cape Cod Times Fourteen newsroom positions [...] - Texas governor returns from yet another California job poaching trip
Texas governor returns from yet another California job poaching trip Allen Young, Sacramento Business Journal, 3/20/14 Texas Gov. Rick Perry returned from [...] - What Recovery? Sacramento Airport Deficit to Cause Firing of Many Employees
Sacramento International Airport to Make Huge Cuts by Sonseeahray Tonsall, Fox 40, 3/21/14 Sacramento International Airport needs to shave $14 million in [...] - What Recovery? Stockton brake plant being closed; 241 to be fired
Stockton brake plant being closed; 241 to be fired Central Valley Business Times, 3/18/14 • Alabama company shuttering plant by mid-June [...] - Thank You President Obama: Study shows Bay Area teens struggle to find work
Study shows Bay Area teens struggle to find work By Matthew Artz, Oakland Tribune, 3/14/14 OAKLAND — It is harder than ever [...] - Still No Evidence of a Labor Shortage -Bur Left Wants More Foreign Workers in U.S.
Still No Evidence of a Labor Shortage Immigrant and native employment in the fourth quarter of 2013 By Steven A. Camarota, [...] - What Recovery? Chase Fires 165 People in Chatsworth Mortgage Office
Chase Lays Off More Mortgage Workers By Mark Madler, San Fernando Business Journal, 3/13/14 JPMorgan Chase & Co. is eliminating 165 workers [...] - Recruitment wars! Elk Grove returns fire with ad to poach Texas companies
Recruitment wars! Elk Grove returns fire with ad to poach Texas companies Right back at you, Texas! An advertisement placed [...] - What Recovery? 500 Proposed Berkeley Jobs Go to Germany
Bayer to spend $700 million making new hemophilia drugs in Germany, not Berkeley Ron Leuty, San Francisco Business Times, 3/11/14 Bayer [...] - Texas Gains 30,000 Jobs in January—California LOSES 31,000 Jobs in February
Texas will post strong job growth in second quarter, survey says Texas companies could exceed the national average for hiring new [...] - What Recovery? Texas Looks GREAT- More Hurdles for Newhall Ranch Project in California
More Hurdles for Newhall Ranch Project By Elliot Golan, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, 3/7/14 The Newhall Ranch development hit yet another [...] - What Recovery? TESLA Decides Against California for 6500 Jobs
California positively gets a negative from Tesla on battery factory Tesla has already ruled out California for the plant costing as [...] - Energy (Companies) Running Out of California -Taking Well Paying Jobs
Energy Running Out of California by Joel Kotkin, New Geography, 03/04/2014 The recent decision by Occidental Petroleum to move its headquarters [...] - What Recovery? Wells Fargo Kills 700 Jobs—Because of Lack of Home Buyers!
Wells Fargo cuts 700 jobs as casualties mount in mortgage slowdown Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO John Stumpf. The San Francisco [...] - Sacramento Democrats Refuse to Allow Hundreds of Thousands of Well Paying Jobs/Lower Energy Costs/Higher Tax Revenues
America’s Shale Boom Is A Major Job Creator By MARK P. MILLS, Investors Business Daily, 2/25/14 Silicon Valley may get better [...] - Unions Working Hard to Kill Jobs in Los Angeles—Force Tourists to Other Cities
Proposed Pay Hike For Hotel Workers Would Nearly Double Minimum Wage KCBS, 2/18/14 Three members of the Los Angeles City Council Tuesday introduced [...] - CBO: Obama Minimum Wage Increase Will Cost 500,000 Jobs—Add to “Income Inequality”
CBO says minimum wage bill would cost jobs, boost income By Erik Wasson, The Hill, 2/18/14 Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 [...] - Teens and Young People Refuse to Waste Time Looking for Jobs That do Not Exist
Report: Record low workforce participation is myth Central Valley Business Times, 2/18/14 • Teens skewing data • “There has been a [...] - Adobe laying off 76 in Bay Area
Adobe laying off 76 in Bay Area Nathan Donato-Weinstein, Silicon Valley Business Journal, 2/14/14 Adobe Systems Inc. will lay off 46 [...] - Bank: End of federal unemployment benefits will not derail California’s economy
Bank: End of federal unemployment benefits will not derail California’s economy Central Valley Business Times, 2/14/14 • Impact on economic activity, [...] - California Drought Threatens 50% Farm Town Unemployment
California Drought Threatens 50% Farm Town Unemployment By Michael B. Marois, Bloomberg, 2/13/14 Robert Silva, mayor of Mendota, California, Sam Rubio, [...] - Taco Bell To Use Technology—NOT WORKERS—For Orders—Gets Around CA Democrats Minimum Wage Fiasco
Taco Bell to take orders via smartphone Gabrielle Kratsas, USATODAY, 2/14/14 The fast food chain will begin accepting mobile orders nationwide later [...] - Occidental Petroleum: Moving HQ From California to Houston
Occidental to spin off California assets, move HQ to Houston Reuters, 2/14/14/ * Expects to complete spinoff by 2014-end or early 2015 * [...] - California Firm to Create 1,000 NEW Jobs—in Dallas
California logistics tech firm Omnitracs eyeing Dallas California-based logistics tech company Omnitracs Inc. is reportedly eyeing KPMG Centre for a potential [...] - 50 Fresno Jobs Move to No tax, Free to Work Nevada
Pepsi To Lay Off About 50 People In Fresno Steve Hawkins , KMPH, 2/10/14 PepsiCo has confirmed rumors that layoffs are coming [...] - San Fran Losing 100 Great Paying Law Jobs—to Missouri
California law firm Sedgwick is moving its service center to downtown Kansas City Kansas City Star, 2/7/14 Kansas City has landed a [...] - Tech Company Founder: Seattle Better Place to Live and Find Loyal Workers Than Silicon Valley
Tableau co-founder Stolte on choosing Seattle over Silicon Valley Tableau co-founder and Chief Development Officer Chris Stolte talked to PSBJ [...] - California Tech Firms Expanding—in Texas
What do Apple, Dropbox and Spansion have in common? They like Texas tax breaks Eric Van Susteren, Silicon Valley Business [...] - Texas to Charles Schwab: We Want Your 1,000 Jobs—We Do Not Want 1,000 San Franciscans
Some Texans tell Schwab: Send the jobs, leave the Californians behind Mark Calvey, San Francisco Business Times, 2/5/14 l Charles Schwab’s plans [...] - CBO: O-Care slowing growth, contributing to job losses
CBO: O-Care slowing growth, contributing to job losses By Erik Wasson, The Hill, 2/4/14 The new healthcare law will slow economic growth [...] - What Recovery? Aerojet Rocketdyne Laying Off 5% of Workers
Aerojet Rocketdyne Laying Off Workers By Mark Madler, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, 1/31/14 Aerospace manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne is laying off [...] - What Recovery? Lancaster Call Center Shut Down—300 Jobs go to Kansas
Starwood Hotels closes Calif. call center, transfers some duties to Wichita By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, 1/23/14 Starwood Hotels closed [...] - L.A. County Gains 1400 Jobs in December—30,000 STOPPED Looking for Work
Unemployment Rate, Labor Force Shrinks By Joel Russell, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, 1/24/14 Los Angeles County’s unemployment rate fell to 9.2 [...] - Pornography Production Leaving Los Angeles—Mostly for Nevada
Porn industry to gather in Los Angeles for annual conference By Susan Abram, Los Angeles Daily News, 10/20/14 With the adult film [...] - San Diego Manufacturing Trends-Not Good
San Diego Manufacturing Trends Written by Michele Nash-Hoff, San Diego Newsroom, 1/16/14 From 2000 to 2011, the U.S. lost 5.8 million manufacturing [...] - What Recovery? 11 Albertsons closing in Southern California
Long Beach store among 11 Albertsons closing in Southern California By Gregory J. Wilcox, Los Angeles Daily News, 1/20/14 Stores closing Whittier: 13003 [...] - Sacramento Democrat Legislators KILL Workers Rights—Over Union Demands
Democratic lawmakers again kill work flex bill By Dave Roberts, Calwatchdog, 1/17/14 In what has become an annual tradition in Sacramento, [...] - Congressional Leaders Looking at Tax Reform to KILL 1.7 Million Jobs—What are They Thinking?
With just one “small” change to the tax code—allowing a 50% instead of a 100% tax deduction on advertising expense, [...] - Seiler: Jobs crash endangers Brown budget
Jobs crash endangers Brown budget By John Seiler, Calwatchdog, 1/10/14 Uh oh. Just a day after Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget spending splurge [...] - Who Needs Ayn Rand? America Has Already Gone John Galt
Who Needs Ayn Rand? America Has Already Gone John Galt Roger Simon, PJ Media, 1/10/14 Tell all your “Objectivist” friends and the [...] - Obama War on Women Continues: 20,000 Fewer Women Held Jobs in December
20,000 Fewer Women Held Jobs in December By Ali Meyer, CNSNews, 1/10/14 The number of employed women 16 and over declined [...] - Payroll to population rate falls -Less people looking for work
Payroll to population rate falls Central Valley Business Times, 1/9/14 • Just over one in four worked fulltime last month • [...] - What Recovery? Macy’s CUTTING 2500 Jobs—Combination of Economy and ObamaCare
Macy’s Forecasts Profit That Tops Estimates Amid Job Cuts By Cotten Timberlake, Bloomberg, 1/9/14 Macy’s Inc. (M), the second-largest U.S. department-store [...] - What Recovery? Sacramento Area has Fewer Job Openings This Year Than Last
Sacramento adds online job posts, but loses listings in long run Allen Young, Sacramento Business Journal, 1/8/14 The Sacramento region gained 900 [...] - Phony Economists Sold By Government in Re: Unemployment Benefits Extension—and Media Does Not Question
Report: Extending federal jobless benefits would boost economy Central Valley Business Times, 1/6/14 • Could see 200,000 jobs added • “We [...] - Middle-class Hollywood workers lose jobs, income when filming flees Los Angeles
Middle-class Hollywood workers lose jobs, income when filming flees Los Angeles By Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News, 1/4/14 Runaway production may [...] - What Recovery? USS-POSCO (Pittsburgh, California—Bay Area) steel to lay off 690 employees
USS-POSCO steel to lay off 690 employees James Dunn, San Francisco Business Times, 1/3/14 USS-POSCO, which has a steel manufacturing plant [...] - What Recovery? HP Announces Another 5,000 Layoffs, For A Total Of 34,000 (HPQ)
HP Announces Another 5,000 Layoffs, For A Total Of 34,000 (HPQ) Julie Bort, provided by Business Insider, Seattle PI, 12/30/13 HP [...] - North Carolina ENDS Unemployment Benefits to Many-They Find Jobs!
Economist: N.C. unemployment drop may be tied to benefits changes By Rick Rothacker, charlotte Observer, 12/24/13 North Carolina’s unemployment rate has fallen [...] - What Recovery? California’s jobless claims jump by 4,600
California’s jobless claims jump by 4,600 California reported the largest jump in new jobless claims of 4,622. It attributed the change [...] - Mark Cuban says entrepreneurship will boom outside Silicon Valley
Mark Cuban says entrepreneurship will boom outside Silicon Valley Lance Murray, Dallas Business Journal, 12/24/13 Dallas billionaire Mark Cuban said he [...] - Democrat Lockyer Admits: Tax cuts CREATE Jobs—But Continues to Support Job Killing Tax Increases
Now Bill Lockyer thinks tax cuts create jobs By John Seiler, Calwatchdog, 12/22/12 When opponents of Proposition 30 said it would kill [...] - Six West Covina firefighters laid off after loss of grant
Six West Covina firefighters laid off after loss of grant By Jason Henry, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, 12/18/13 The West Covina Fire [...] - Great News for Seinfeld Re-Runs: ObamaCare to Create Permanent Part Time Workers—Fewer Full Time Workers
Whole Foods CEO: Obamacare Will Create a Permanent Part-Time Workforce -By Warner Todd Huston, Publius Forum, 12/20/13 The CEO of Whole Foods, [...] - Why is California in a Depression? Organizations Sue to Stop Job Creation and Progress
Greens Fight San Diego Airport Project By RENI ANGUELOVA, Courtroom News, 11/27/13 The San Diego City Council illegally approved a giant industrial [...] - CA: 222,000 losing federal unemployment benefits in two weeks-unemployment RATE to DROP
222,000 losing federal unemployment benefits in two weeks Central Valley Business Times, 12/18/13 • Impacted individuals are advised on additional resources [...] - Cost of Local Jobs Created by Sacramento’s New Arena: The “Million Dollar Temp”
Cost of Local Jobs Created by Sacramento’s New Arena: The “Million Dollar Temp” Public CEO, 12/18/13 Projected Sacramento City Taxpayer Cost of [...] - Texas: 500,000 NEW Jobs—Real Surplus Triples Prediction—Reason? Fracking
Comptroller: Texas Budget Surplus Bigger Than Expected by Aman Batheja, Texas Tribune, 12/13/13 The oil drilling boom’s impact on Texas coffers continues [...] - What recovery? Holiday hiring down from record levels
Holiday hiring down from record levels Central Valley Business Times, 12/9/13 • Retailers added 471,000 workers in November • Makes any [...] - Unemployment TRUTH: Gov’t Count 348,000 LESS Unemployed—But ONLY 83,000 MORE employed
Unemployment IS Down: When Good News Really Isn’t Before It’s News, 12/8/13 At first blush, the new unemployment numbers hint of [...] - More Phony Obama Employment rates—Almost half of newly employed hired by government
41% of Net New Jobs in November Were in Government By Terence P. Jeffrey, CNS, 12/6/13 President Barack Obama and Labor [...] - What Recovery? Nation Gains Jobs—California LOSES 8,326
California’s jobless claims shoot up by 8,000 California had the largest increase in new jobless claims. It attributed the change [...] - What Recovery? Santa Barbara Bank FIRES 250 in One Year—220 More?
Union Bank Looks Ahead Nearly One Year After Merger, Layoffs About 250 positions were lost in the acquisition of Santa Barbara [...] - Critics: Walmart Protests Lack Actual Walmart Employees
Critics: Walmart Protests Lack Actual Walmart Employees Vast majority of those taking part in Black Friday protests paid activists BY: Bill McMorris, [...] - Liberals Want to Assure Teens Are Unemployed—Minorities Have No Chance at a Job
Pressure grows for CA $15 minimum wage By Dave Roberts, Calwatchdog, 11/22/13 The California Legislature this year boosted California’s $8 per [...] - What Recovery? Raytheon Fires 50 in Santa Barbara—54 in El Segundo—More to Come
Raytheon Lays Off Employees at Goleta Facility Sources say about 50 workers lost their jobs, but company representatives will not confirm [...] - 220K Californians may lose unemployment-Democrats can say unemployment rates lower
220K Californians may lose unemployment By Jonathan Horn, San Diego U-T, 11/19/13 More than 222,000 Californians on unemployment extensions will be cut [...] - Orange County Court Reporters Hours Cut—to Lower ObamaCare Costs
Court Reporters Protest Cuts to Health Benefits By NICK GERDA, VoiceofOC, 11/18/13 More than 30 court reporters and their supporters demonstrated [...] - EPA Regulation Costs Killing 114 Jobs—In Area That Already Has up to 40% Unemployment
Pilkington Closing Lathrop, Calif., Plant by Casey Neeley, Glassbytes, 11/13/13 Pilkington North America, a subsidiary of Nippon Sheet Glass, has announced it [...] - North-state alliance files lawsuit over California Air Resources Board regulations killing jobs
North-state alliance files lawsuit over California Air Resources Board regulation By LAURA URSENY, Chico ER, 11/13/13 WILLOWS — A rural-based group of [...] - Vast Majority of “Jobs” Created in California Last Month Were Part Time
ADP: California added 19,080 private sector jobs last month Central Valley Business Times, 11/6/13 • Growth rate higher than most other [...] - Elias: H-1B VISAS MAY STILL HARM U.S. WORKERS
H-1B VISAS MAY STILL HARM U.S. WORKERS BY THOMAS D. ELIAS, Nov, 2013 No American immigration program draws as mixed reviews [...] - Inland Empire tops list of unemployed, not in school youth
Inland Empire tops list of unemployed, not in school youth By Beau Yarbrough, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, 10/29/13 How local communities stack [...] - What Recovery? Cisco Lays Off 899 in San Jose-4,000 in Total
Cisco lays off 899 in San Jose Nathan Donato-Weinstein, Silicon Valley Business Journal, 10/28/13 Nearly 900 San Jose employees of Cisco Systems [...] - Richmond: Steal Property From Banks—Refuses to Allow Thousands to Work in City—City that Obama Would Love
Richmond: Chevron to try again for refinery modernization project By Robert Rogers, Contra Costa Times, 10/26/13 Jeff Hartwig strides toward the 95-foot [...] - California Wins and Loses in Congressional Water Bill—State Economy at Stake
Wild card water bill surfaces with no earmarks.. By Wayne Lusvardi, Calwatchdog, 10/25/13 Is it possible to imagine this kind of water [...] - NSA Spying by Obama Killing California High Tech Industry-Another Industry Dying Because of Barack
Will NSA snooping kill CA prosperity? By John Seiler, Calwatchdog, 10/25/13 Since California invented the Internet more than four decades ago, we’ve [...] - Media Sees FIRING of 3000 Bank of America Employees as GOOD—Hiring of 600 to Administer NEW Federal Regulations Even Better
Bank of America’s layoff of 3,000 mortgage workers comes with silver lining Mark Calvey, San Francisco Business Times, 10/24/13 Bank of America [...] - California Recovery? Nations Gets 142,000 “Jobs”—State LOSES Another 12,000
California reported a jump of nearly 12,000 new jobless claims. Melissa Wiese, Sacramento Business Journal, 10/24/13 The number of people filing [...] - Grimes: Tweaking the Sept. jobs report (into reality)
Tweaking the Sept. jobs report By Katy Grimes, Calwatchdog, 10/23/13 I’m no mathematician, but I understand economics. It doesn’t take a professional [...] - Wineries consider trying to rein in county supervisors
Wineries consider trying to rein in county supervisors by Les Mahler, Central Valley Business Times, 10/22/13 • Marketing moratorium may spawn voter [...] - What California Recovery? San Fran Firm Creates 700 Jobs—in Utah
S.F.-based Esurance to create 700 jobs, but all in Utah Chris Rauber, San Francisco Business Times, 10/21/13 Esurance, a San Francisco-based auto [...] - CA’s $250M investment in linked learning complicated by internship rules, regs
CA’s $250M investment in linked learning complicated by internship rules, regs By Tom Chorneau, SIA Cabinet, 10/21/13 Sometime next year, potentially [...] - What recovery? The Workers of the Bee (all Varieties’) Receive a ONE YEAR Wage Freeze
McClatchy plans one-year wage freeze for employees Staff, Sacramento Business Journal, 10/18/13 A memo from McClatchy CEO Pat Talamantes that was [...] - Hewlett-Packard curbs work from home, echoing Yahoo policy
Hewlett-Packard curbs work from home, echoing Yahoo policy Vincent Lara-Cinisomo, Silicon Valley Business Journal, 10/9/13 Hewlett-Packard Co. is discouraging employees from working [...] - What recovery? Buyouts offered to workers at LA Times printing facility
Buyouts offered to workers at LA Times printing facility Wendy Lee, KPCC, 10/8/13 The printing facility for The Los Angeles Times in [...] - Bank of America joins trend of shrinking bank branches-more computers, fewer employees
Bank of America joins trend of shrinking bank branches Mark Calvey, San Francisco Business Times, 10/1/13 Bank of America debuted “express” bank [...] - What Recovery? Paramount to Lay Off 110 Employees Across Departments
Paramount to Lay Off 110 Employees Across Departments By Lucas Shaw The Wrap, 10/1/13 An internal memo cites “an increasingly competitive environment.” Paramount [...] - What Recovery? Rancho Cucamonga cutting up to 37 Employees From Full to Part Time Thanks to ObamaCare
Rancho Cucamonga may reduce part-time hours to avoid health care costs By Neil Nisperos, Inland Bulletin, 5/31/13 RANCHO CUCAMONGA — The new [...] - What Recovery? Port of Los Angeles losing imports and exports in record numbers
Shipwrecked Written by Jack Humphreville, City Watch LA, 9/26/13 The Port of Los Angeles is in desperate need of new management, starting [...] - What Recovery? Capital-area job growth anemic
Capital-area job growth anemic Job growth in the Sacramento region continued to stagnate last month, according to a report released Thursday. Christopher [...] - What Recovery? Wal-Mart Cutting Orders as Unsold Merchandise Piles Up
Wal-Mart Cutting Orders as Unsold Merchandise Piles Up By Renee Dudley, Bloomberg News, 9/25/13 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) is cutting orders [...] - What Recovery? Results of ObamaCare—San Fran Area Medical Group to Cut 200 MORE Employees
California Hospitals Face ‘Hard Decisions’ Under Medicare Payment Changes Pauline Bartolone, Capital Public Radio, 9/23/13 California hospitals say a move towards performance-based reimbursement [...] - What Recovery? Target to Hire 18,000 Fewer Seasonal Workers This Holiday Season; Expect Other Retailers to Do the Same
Target to Hire 18,000 Fewer Seasonal Workers This Holiday Season; Expect Other Retailers to Do the Same Mishs Global Economic Trend [...] - Taxes, Regulations and ObamaCare Sends 250 Jobs From Florida to Dominican Republic
Swisher to lay off 250 in Jacksonville Competition, regulation blamed; 500 jobs to remain here By Roger Bull, Jacksonville Times-Union, 9/20/13 Swisher International [...] - 20,000 MORE Workers on Gov’t Dole: Home Depot Moving Part-Time Workers to Obamacare Exchanges
Home Depot Moving Part-Time Workers to Obamacare Exchanges by Tony Lee, Breitbart, 9/20/13 On Thursday, Home Depot became yet another company that [...] - What Recovery? 1,000 to Lose Boeing Jobs in Long Beach
Boeing to end C-17 production in Long Beach By Mark Lacter, LA Observed, 9/18/13 Announcement comes less than a week after the [...] - What Recovery? Another 128 lose jobs in Union Shop—Paying Bribes Did Not Matter
Union bargaining with Bimbo over bakery closure in Elk Grove The unions representing the employees of Bimbo Bakeries USA are beginning [...] - What Recovery? Intel Fires 400 in New Mexico and 700 in Massachusetts
Intel will ‘redeploy’ up to 400 Rio Rancho workers Dan Mayfield, Albuquerque Business First, 9/13/13 Intel Rio Rancho employees were notified Friday [...] - 1100 Seasonal, 70 Full Time Jobs Lost—Del Monte Boosts Income
Kingsburg plant closure boosts Del Monte income By Tim Sheehan, The Fresno Bee, 9/13/13 Del Monte Foods credited the closure of its [...] - Obama Cutting Take Home Pay of Trader Joe Workers
Trader Joe’s drops health coverage for part-time workers Staff San Francisco Business Times, 9/11/13 Grocery chain Trader Joe’s will drop health coverage [...] - What Recovery? Sacramento Democrats Demand Young People Be Fired From Entry Level Jobs
California Restaurant Association denounces AB 10 deal; 25% wage hike for entry-level workers a blow to small businesses California Restaurant Association, 9/11/13 With [...] - California added only 11,440 jobs in August — Many Part Time
California added only 11,440 jobs in August Central Valley Business Times, 9/11/13 • Monthly job growth rate decelerates compared to July [...] - What Recovery? REAL National Unemployment Rate is 14-15%
Just How Distorted is the U.S. Unemployment Rate Number? Mishs Global Economic Trend Analysis, 9/10/13 TO SEE GRAPHS CLICK ON BLUE HEADLINE On [...] - Court Kills Orange County Housing and Jobs
Orange County supervisors consider appealing judge’s decision to block rural development Ed Joyce KPCC, 9/10/13 The Orange County Board of Supervisors is [...] - Lowest Job Participation Rate in 25 Years: 9 Million Left Market in Last 5 Years
Jobless rate ticks down to 7.3 percent; 169K jobs added Mark Memmott, NPR, 9/6/13 The Labor Department said that the nation’s jobless [...] - If California Gets Its ‘Fracking’ Act Together, A Boom Awaits
If California Gets Its ‘Fracking’ Act Together, A Boom Awaits Alex Epstein, Forbes, 9/6/13 I live in California, a state where our [...] - Union KILLS Hundreds of Jobs and Costs Consumers Thousands in Higher Prices
Judge Halts Walmart’s Burbank Plans by Frying Pan Staff, Frying Pan News, 9/5/13 Retail giant Walmart suffered a setback in Los Angeles [...] - Worker Upset Wal Mart Accepted Resignation—Took Time Off to Denounce Company
Fired for Striking, Walmart Worker Fights Back by Pam Davis‚ Beyond Chron, 9/5/13 In June, I joined over 100 Walmart workers on [...] - Detailed List of Union Environmental Lawsuits to Kill California Jobs-23 So Far THIS Year
Revised List of Union Actions in 2013 Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) By Kevin Dayton, Union Watch, 9/3/13 California [...] - High Jobless Rates Tied to the Way Obamacare Reduces the Reward for Working—Work Less, Get paid as Much
High Jobless Rates Tied to the Way Obamacare Reduces the Reward for Working By IRA STOLL, Special to the Sun, 9/2/13 When [...] - What Recovery? U.S. firms Hire Mexican Call Centers—Americans Lose Jobs
Mexican call centers provide jobs, network for deported teens By Franco Ordonez | McClatchy Washington Bureau, 9/2/13 MEXICO CITY — Years of [...] - Report finds ‘deeply challenging’ labor market in California
Report finds ‘deeply challenging’ labor market in California Frank Stoltze, KPCC, 9/1/13 Unemployed Americans line up to enter a job fair in [...] - What Recovery? Bank of America lays off another 1,000 workers, a sign of things to come
Bank of America lays off 1,000 workers, a sign of things to come Mark Calvey, San Francisco Business Times, 8/30/13 Bank [...] - What Recovery? Gannett Newspapers Quietly Cut 200 More Jobs
Gannett cuts jobs at some local papers A company spokesman says the papers “are making cuts to align their business plans [...] - San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors: We Are Closed to New Jobs, Businesses and Growth for Twenty Months—Don’t Bother Us
Ordinance is a needed timeout for groundwater basin, stakeholders agree By David Sneed, San Luis Obispo Tribune Now the real work begins. Tuesday’s [...] - WORST BILL OF THE WEEK: SB 365—Ends tax Credits and Kills Jobs
SB 365 aims at limiting tax credits By Dave Roberts, Calwatchdog, 8/27/13 The California Tax Code is a monster. Just the [...] - Great News! Wells Fargo Firing 2300 People—Then Hiring 5,000
Wells Fargo hires 5,000 for brokerage, private banking, retirement services Mark Calvey, San Francisco Business Times, 8/27/13 Wells Fargo confirmed Monday that [...] - Wal Mart FIRES Workers That Refuse to Work and Cause Trouble
Fired Walmart Workers Arrested at Rally Announcing Labor Day Deadline by Josh Eidelson‚ Beyond Chron, 8/23/13 http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=11753 Nine fired workers and [...] - What Recovery? Wells Fargo FIRING 2,323—Including 500 in California
Wells Fargo cutting 60 mortgage jobs in Sacramento Wells Fargo is cutting 500 mortgage jobs in California. Of those, 60 will [...] - Obamanomics Working as Planned: Forever 21 Apparel Company Will Have NO Non Management Full Time employees After August 31
Obamacare Strikes, and Forever 21 Cuts Employees’ Hours Maggie O’Neill, PolicyMic, 8/17/13 The predictions and fears of the Affordable Care Act’s adversaries [...] - Fixing California: State’s unemployed face heartless indifference in Sacramento
Fixing California: State’s unemployed face heartless indifference in Sacramento By U-T San Diego Editorial Board, 8/18/13 They may all be Democrats, but [...] - WORSE BILL OF THE WEEK: AB 10 to Increase Minimum Wage by 25%
CA minimum wage may jump 25% By Dave Roberts, Calwatchdog, 8/16/13 California has made progress in bringing down the unemployment rate. June’s [...] - What Recovery? Bay Area jolted by a loss of 2,300 jobs in July
Bay Area jolted by a loss of 2,300 jobs in July By George Avalos, Oakland Tribune, 8/16/13 Job seekers fill out applications [...] - What Recovery? Cisco to cut 4,000 employees, 5% of Workforce
Cisco to cut 4,000 employees, 5% of Workforce (Video) Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) — Cisco Systems reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit and sales [...] - Banks Ending Thousands of Full Time Jobs—Start of Next Housing Crisis Exposed
Banks slash thousands of mortgage jobs Jeff Blumenthal, Philadelphia Business Journal, 8/12/13 With refinancing activity slowing as interest rates rise, the nation’s [...] - Time to face reality in measuring unemployment
Time to face reality in measuring unemployment By Mark Lacter, LA Observed, 8/2/13 Which is to say it’s time to recognize that [...] - What You Should Know About Job Killing ‘Worker Centers’
What You Should Know About Job Killing ‘Worker Centers’ By Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Real Clear Markets, 7/30/13 How would you feel if someone [...] - Obama Economy: 200 ObamaCare Call Center Jobs Created in Concord—50% are Part Time
Concord: Half of Affordable Care Act call center jobs will be part-time By Matthias Gafni, Contra Costa Times, 7/26/13 CONCORD — Earlier [...] - Bureau of Labor Statistics Unemployment Numbers are BS
BLS number is BS Rate’s closer to 11%, former insider insists By JOHN CRUDELE, NY Post, 7/19/13 Keith Hall believes the US economy [...] - Brown/Obama Lies about Employment Rates Cause Long Term Unemployed to LOSE Benefits
California’s improving economy could reduce jobless benefits The state’s Employment Development Department is warning long-term unemployed Californians they may soon no [...] - The South is Winning: Why the Puget Sound area will keep losing Boeing jobs
The South is Winning: Why the Puget Sound area will keep losing Boeing jobs Steve Wilhelm, Puget Sound Business Journal, 7/5/13 [...] - What Recovery? Tech Sector Job cuts DOUBLE in Past Quarter
Tech-sector job cuts surge Central Valley Business Times, 7/16/13 • Up 144 percent in Q2 • Deeper cuts on horizon as [...] - Vocano Corp: 675 jobs in 2010—241 Jobs in Sept., 2013—What California Recovery?
Volcano Corp. plans 39 layoffs by fall Volcano Corp. has told the state it plans to layoff 39 employees by the [...] - Behold The Part-Time Worker Society: “We Won’t Start Hiring Full-Time People”
Behold The Part-Time Worker Society: “We Won’t Start Hiring Full-Time People” Submitted by Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge, 7/15/13 Once again, as always [...] - Unions KILLED 15,000 Union Jobs—Twinkies Hires Those That Don’t Pay Bribes to Work
New Twinkies owner does away with unions, seven factories Twinkies will return to shelves soon. Staff Sacramento Business Journal, 7/9/13 In the wake [...] - Guv Browns’ New Jobs Plan—Temporary Jobs
Sacramento sees boost from temp jobs Sacramento’s job numbers in the professional and business services sector have been buoyed by gains [...] - Editorial by Stephen Frank: Obama Economy: June, 2013—240,000 Full Time Jobs Lost, 360,000 Part Time Jobs Created—Claims 195,000 “New” Jobs
Editorial by Stephen Frank: Obama Economy: June, 2013—240,000 Full Time Jobs Lost, 360,000 Part Time Jobs Created—Claims 195,000 “New” Jobs Stephen [...] - Obama Economy: Black unemployment at Great Depression rates of 23.7% in 1932—More Interested in Allowing Illegal Aliens Getting Jobs
Black unemployment at Great Depression rates of 23.7% in 1932 By: Hank Richards, Examiner, 7/5/13 Opportunities remain scarce for young people after [...] - What Recovery? California Lost 73,000 Businesses in 2012—5.2% Down
Why Are California’s Businesses Disappearing? By Patrick Clark, Bloomberg, 7/3/13 Every now and then, one state governor or another will head to [...] - CA comeback suffers setback in employment-Lost 15,000 in a Week
CA comeback suffers setback By Wayne Lusvardi, Calwatchdog, 7/4/13 California experienced a sharp setback in the third week of June — despite [...] - Immigrants account for all job gains since 2000: native-born workers’ employment has fallen 1.3 Million
Immigrants account for all job gains since 2000: native-born workers’ employment has fallen By Stephen Dinan, The Washington Times, 7/3/13 Immigrants — [...] - Government Statistics PROVE Obama Taxes and Polices Hold Back Job Creation and Growth
The Real Reason 1Q GDP Took a Hit By: John Carney , CNBC.com. 6/26/13 The economy grew more sluggishly in the first [...] - So Cal Edison Fires 600 NON UNION Employees—Will Negotiate With Unions to See if Bribe Payers Can be Fired
Edison Plans 600 Lay-Offs By Deborah Crowe, Los Angeles Business Journal, 6/26/13 Southern California Edison on Wednesday announced plans to eliminate 600 [...] - Fresno Company to Fire 60—Fresno County to Hire Hundreds to Run Obamacare in County
North American roofing giant GAF to close Fresno plant By Tim Sheehan, The Fresno Bee6/25/13 GAF, the largest manufacturer of roofing materials [...] - End of California Enterprise Zones: Ends 115,000 Jobs and 25,000 New Ones Next Year?
Governor’s plan to dismantle enterprise zones faces final hurdle Julie Small, scpr, 6/26/13 Assembly Speaker John Pérez (L) and Senate President Pro [...] - Silicon Valley Using Immigration Reform Bill to Displace 115,000 American Workers—IT IS IN THE BILL
Silicon Valley banks on immigration bill for access to foreign workers By William La Jeunesse, Fox News 6/24/13 Sun-baked, rural and blue-collar, [...] - What Recovery? Santa Maria Council Denies Permit to National Discount Store-80-100 Jobs LOST
Santa Maria Council Denies Permit to National Discount Store By Gina Potthoff, Noozhawk, 6/19/13 The Santa Maria City Council has voted to [...] - What Recovery? Symanec Lays Off 1700, Zynga 520, NetApp 900 and IBM 1300
Symantec plans layoffs, joining Zynga and NetApp By Jeremy C. Owens, San Jose Mercury News, 6/13/13 In a statement to AllThingsD, which [...] - What Recovery? What Balanced Budget? L.A. Courts Must Fire 511 Workers—over 1300 Gone Since 2009
L.A. County court to eliminate more than 500 jobs this week LA Times, 6/12/13 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON BLUE [...] - Don’t Want a Murderer or Rapist Serving Your Customers: Washington Will Sue YOU
Won’t hire convicted criminals? Uncle Sam might have a problem with that Kent Hoover, Washington Business Journal, 6/11/13 If you’ve got a [...] - Only 5500 to Be Fired When San Onofre Closes/Thousands More Due to Higher Energy Costs
San Onofre nuclear plant closure will mean hundreds of layoffs Wendy Lee | June 9th, 2013 Edison announced on June 7th that [...] - Government Employed 92,000 Additional People in May-More Than HALF of New Jobs in May
Government Employed 92,000 Additional People in May By Elizabeth Harrington, CNSNews.com, 6/7/13 The unemployment rate for government workers rose for the first [...] - Unions Killed Jobs in State of Washington—and elsewhere-creating jobs in South Carolina instead
Boeing may add 220,000-square-foot South Carolina plant Boeing’s current manufacturing center in North Charleston, S.C., could get a large new neighbor, [...] - California jobless claims jump by 8,600 in ONE Week
California jobless claims jump by 8,000 California reported the largest increase in jobless claims of 8,622. It attributed the change to [...] - What Recovery? Wages Going DOWN
Productivity growth estimates revised lower Hourly compensation posts record drop following huge gain By Jeffry Bartash, MarketWatch, 6/5/13 U.S. businesses weren’t as productive [...] - Will Obamacare end job lock? Study finds 1.5 million to join self-employed due to law
Will Obamacare end job lock? Study finds 1.5 million to join self-employed due to law Does Uncle Sam want you to [...] - Air Force Moves Maintenance Jobs From CA to Utah—Saves $16 Million—Even Feds Understand High CA Costs
F-22 Maintenance Moving From Palmdale By Mark Madler, LA Business Journal, 6/3/13 The U.S. Air Force is consolidating the maintenance of the [...] - What Recovery? Kern County to Cut Employee Hours to Save $$ Due to Obamacare
Kern Poised to Cut Employee Hours to Avoid Costs of New Health Care Law California County News, 6/3/13 With the full implementation [...] - Obama Part Time Workers Economy Killing Oakland Families
Oakland feels the burden of the rise in temp employment By Angela Woodall Oakland Tribune, 6/2/13 OAKLAND — Lorice Dykes once had [...] - What Recovery? Another 108 Laid off Due to Economy
Nexicore Services to Lay Off 108 in Simi Valley By Elliot Golan, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, 5/30/13 Nexicore Services is set [...] - Bay Area Wal-Mart employees go on strike-actually they quit
Bay Area Wal-Mart employees go on strike Renée Frojo, San Francisco Business Times, 5/29/13 Some Bay Area Wal-Mart workers are preparing to [...] - How Enterprise Zones Are Killing the California Dream-of Unions Getting More Bribes
How Enterprise Zones Are Killing the California Dream by Gary Cohn‚ Beyond Chron, 5/29/13 John Thomas and Hans Burkhardt have a lot [...] - EMPLOYER JOBLESS TAX RISING-More Reason for Jobs Going to Texas
EMPLOYER JOBLESS TAX RISING State passes on loan costs to pay benefits By Jonathan Horn, San Diego U-T, 5/27/13 In debt Top state debts [...] - Apple builds in Texas, not California-Costs TOO High in CA
Apple builds in Texas, not California By U-T San Diego Editorial Board, 5/26/13 Before Steve Jobs died, President Obama strongly encouraged him [...] - Texas Suburbs Lead Population Growth
Texas Suburbs Lead Population Growth by Wendell Cox, New Geography, 05/25/2013 The US Census Bureau has reported that eight of the fifteen [...] - What California Recovery? Another 15,000 Jobs Lost in State in ONE Week
California jobless claims shoot up by 15,000 Melissa Wiese, Sacramento Business Journal, 5/23/13 The number of people making new jobless claims across [...] - Canada Joins Texas, Virginia, Utah and Others to Poach California Technology Investors and Jobs
Canada invades Silicon Valley with new startup visa in tow Canada’s Immigration Minister is leading a road show May 17-20 to [...] - More bad news for California’s jobless
More bad news for California’s jobless Central Valley Business Times, 5/16/13 • Unemployment insurance customer service center hours being cut • [...] - What Recovery? Dignity Health to Lay off 750 Employees STATEWIDE
Dignity Health will lay off 150 lab workers in Sacramento area By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee, 5/14/13 Nearly 150 Dignity Health lab [...] - What Recovery? California Job slowdown: Only 2600 New Jobs Created in April
Report shows slowdown in California job growth A new private economic survey suggests California’s economic recovery may be slowing down, especially [...] - What Recovery? 400 To Lose Job at Honda Center in Orange County
Hundreds of Honda Center Workers Receive Layoff Notice By NICK GERDA, voiceofoc, 5/8/13 Over 400 service workers at the city-owned Honda Center [...] - What Recovery? Livermore Labs: “We need 600 people to Quit”
Livermore Lab asks 600 people to consider quitting Steven E.F. Brown, San Francisco Business Times, 5/8/13 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has asked [...] - Another California Firm Leaving for Low/Tax—No Union Bribe State
Cereplast to Move HQ to Indiana By Business Journal, 5/7/13 Struggling bioplastics maker Cereplast Inc. on Tuesday said that it plans to [...] - Want this state job? Apply to Texas, Louisiana firms- now do hiring for California insurance investigators
Want this state job? Apply to Texas Texas, Louisiana firms now do hiring for California insurance investigators By Jonathan Hornnoon, San Diego [...] - Dan Walters: California’s workforce takes a dive-REAL CA Unemployment Over 13%
I have known Dan Walters for many years. While I do not always agree with him on issues, he may [...] - Even California Government, Claiming Billions in Surplus, Forced to Layoff Employees
PDC to lay off 54 employees Psych techs included among those to be let go ESTHER AVILA, THE RECORDER, May 2, 2013 As [...] - Another Major California Firm Moving to Texas: Raytheon-160 Jobs Gone
Raytheon moving California HQ to McKinney Raytheon plans to move one of its four business units headquarters from California to McKinney, [...] - Who Said Americans Refuse to Work? Another Leftist Lie
Report: Immigrants rob American jobs By Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 5/3/13 An exhaustive new report on the nation’s top 472 occupations [...] - Future of Job Requirements: “Bring Your Own Device” Evolving From Trend to Requirement
“Bring Your Own Device” Evolving From Trend to Requirement All Things D, 5/1/13 Here’s an unexpected twist in the growing trend at [...] - California jobless claims drop by 16,600; country’s claims hit 2008 low -Numbers Not Real
California jobless claims drop by 16,600; country’s claims hit 2008 low (Video) May 2 (Bloomberg) - Bloomberg Economics Editor Michael McKee [...] - Governors luring away CA jobs
Governors luring away CA jobs By Brian Calle, Calwatchdog, 4/30/13 As Gov. Jerry Brown recently traveled to China to promote trade and [...] - California Democrats Want Minimum Wage Raised and 46,000 Jobless
California minimum-wage bill clears committee If passed, the legislation would incrementally raise California’s minimum wage to $9.25 by 2015 and link [...] - Seiler: Obamacare already gutting CA jobs
Obamacare already gutting CA jobs By John Seiler, Calwatchdog, 4/20/13 Obamacare officially is called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But [...] - Boeing to lay off 700 engineers in 2013
Boeing to lay off 700 engineers in 2013 Steve Wilhelm, Puget Sound Business Journal, 4/18/13 Boeing Commercial Airplanes plans to layoff up [...] - Obama is going to cut Unemployment Benefits Through Sequestration—17.69%
More bad news for the unemployed Central Valley Business Times, 4/18/13 • Sequestration cuts will trigger reductions • EDD services for [...] - Superior Adds Fourth Wheel Plant in Chihuahua-290 Jobs Lost in Van Nuys in 2009
Superior Adds Fourth Wheel Plant in Chihuahua By Mark Madler, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, 4/16/13 Superior Industries International Inc. announced Tuesday [...] - West Sacramento data storage firm Xyratex to lay off 320
West Sacramento data storage firm Xyratex to lay off 320 Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 4/13/13 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON [...] - What Recovery? Disney lays off 150 Employees—as a Start
Disney finally confirms layoffs By Mark Lacter, LA Observed, 4/11/13 This latest round, which had been telegraphed in the trades for several [...] - 16% Of Millennials Continue to Be Unemployed Because Of Big Government
16% Of Millennials Continue to Be Unemployed Because Of Big Government PolicyMIC, 4/10/13 16% Of Millennials Continue to Be Unemployed Because Of [...] - Grimes: Gov. Brown: To drill or not to drill? Depression or Jobs and Prosperity
Gov. Brown: To drill or not to drill? By Katy Grimes, Calwatchdog, 4/8/13 California could become the next oil boom state. [...] - Obama War on Women Continues: 312,000 Women Drop Out of Job Market in March
90 Million Americans Are No Longer Looking for Work By: Rachel Pulaski, Gateway Pundit, 4/7/13 In March, the number of Americans who [...] - 500 people are out at Cisco Systems.
“500 people are out at Cisco Systems. According to a spokeswoman in the report, the company “performed a limited restructioning” that [...] - Guv Brown CUTTING 87% of Work Force From Working on His Choo Choo Train
High-Speed Rail: Do Unions Have Unfair Jobs Advantage? Posted by: Pablo Pereira, Web Editor / Producer, MyFoxLA, 3/26/13 FOX 11 investigative producer [...] - Business study predicts 68K lost jobs with minimum-wage hike
Business study predicts 68K lost jobs with minimum-wage hike Public hearings set for April 24 KCRA, 3/26/13 A new business study by the [...] - Los Angeles County LOST 81,000 Jobs in January
Job Losses Hit L.A. By Howard Fine, LA Business Journal, 3/22/13 L.A. County’s economy took a big hit in January as more [...] - Kern’s jobless rate rose to 14.1 percent in January
Kern’s jobless rate rose to 14.1 percent in January By THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN, 3/22/13 New state data show Kern County’s unemployment rate [...] - Adelanto Lays Off City Employees in Cost-Cutting Measure
Adelanto Lays Off City Employees in Cost-Cutting Measure California City News, 3/19/13 It’s a strenuous time for the city of Adelanto. The [...] - 10 Stories of Job Loss as Consequences of Obamacare
10 Stories of Job Loss as Consequences of Obamacare Alyene Senger, The Foundry—Heritage, 3/11/13 As employers and businesses prepare for Obamacare’s sweeping [...] - Another Big Firm Leaving CA—This Time for Michigan
Kashi cereal company leaving La Jolla for Michigan CNS, 3/12/13 LA JOLLA (CNS) - The Kashi cereal company is leaving its deep [...] - WORSE BILL OF THE DAY: Democrat Wants UNIONS to Approve Personal Service Contract With State—NOT the State.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST Assemblyman Richard Pan, 2/22/13 AB 906, as introduced, Pan. Personal services contracts: independent contractors. The State Civil Service Act authorizes [...] - California Hiring’s to Improve in Second Quarter—Full or Part Time Work?
Hiring predicted to pick up in California in Q2 Central Valley Business Times, 3/12/13 • Staffing firm predicts “healthy” pace; Bakersfield [...] - Google cutting 1,200 jobs from Motorola Mobility-Cut 4,000 in August
Google cutting 1,200 jobs from Motorola Mobility Lisa Ward, Silicon Valley Business Journal, 3/8/13 Google Inc. is cutting about 10 percent of [...] - More Are Quitting the Workforce Than Getting Jobs
More Are Quitting the Workforce Than Getting Jobs Investors Business Daily, 3/9/13 Jobs: Who can complain about nearly a quarter-million jobs created [...] - Fresno State part-time workers’ hours could be cut
Fresno State part-time workers’ hours could be cut By Barbara Anderson, The Fresno Bee, 3/6/13 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON BLUE [...] - Unions Cost 214 Jobs in Contra Costa County
Contra Costa dumps plan for call center, 214 new jobs By Lisa Vorderbrueggen, Contra Costa Times, 2/25/13 TO SEE THE COMPLETE STORY [...] - What Recovery? JPMorgan plans to cut 4,000 jobs this year, 19,000 by end of 2014
JPMorgan plans to cut 4,000 jobs this year, 19,000 by end of 2014 New York Business Journal, 2/26/13 JPMorgan Chase will aim [...] - The Job Market: Is College Overrated?
The Job Market: Is College Overrated? by Pamela Villarreal, National Center for Policy Analysis, 2/20/13 Furthermore, today’s graduates carry an average student loan [...] - Another 2500 Jobs GONE From Finance Industry—What Recovery?
Thomson Reuters to cut 2,500 jobs from Financial and Risk division New York Business Journal, 2/15/13 Thomson Reuters is perhaps best known [...] - Hollywood Film Industries Vendors Going Bankrupt—Costs Too High? 1400 Employees Affected!
Another effects house files for bankruptcy — can L.A. sustain movie magic? Oscar-winning visual effects house Rhythm & Hues Studios has [...] - Even States Are Pushing Workers to Part Time to Save ObamaCare Money
State workers’ part-time hours capped due to health law pay cut for thousands Virginia pays more than 37,000 workers by the [...] - Government Agencies cut thousands of jobs in January
Agencies cut thousands of jobs in January By Tom Shoop , Govexec, 2/1/13 Federal agencies shed 5,000 jobs in January, the Bureau [...] - President Obama Promised “Jobs”—Forgot to mention they are PART TIME
Obamacare in Action: Retail Workweek Hits 3-Year Low Mishs Global Economic Trend Analysis, 2/2/13 Hooray! The economy is adding jobs (supposedly). However, [...] - Shocking Numbers That Show The Media Is Lying To You About Unemployment In America
Shocking Numbers That Show The Media Is Lying To You About Unemployment In America By Michael, The Economic Collapse, 2/1/13 Did you [...] - State Desperate for $$; Twenty year Old Tax Incentive Disqualified by Court-$128 million hit to job creation
Thousands of entrepreneurs, investors hit with surprise tax By Luke Strangel, Silicon Valley Business Journal, 2/1/13 Entrepreneurs and angel investors across California [...] - Time Inc. to Cut 6% of Workforce
Time Inc. to Cut 6% of Workforce By Erik Maza, WWD Issue 01/31/2013 THE TIME FINALLY COMES: Six percent of Time Inc.’s [...] - Another 900 Silicon Valley Jobs Gone—What California Recovery?
VMWare to cut 900 jobs Jon Xavier, Silicon Valley Business Journal, 1/28/13 VMWare plans to eliminate 900 jobs and streamline its [...] - In TWO Weeks California Lost 27,500 Jobs—What Recovery?
State jobless claims rise by 10,000 California saw an increase in jobless claims of 10,232. It attributed the change to [...] - Silicon Valley Firm to Lay off 1,000 workers—What Recovery?
Symantec may lay off up to 1,000 in major reorganization plan Jon Xavier, Silicon Valley Business Journal, 1/23/13 Fresh off a mostly [...] - 4,000,000 Drop From Work Force Under Obama
First Term: Americans ‘Not in Labor Force’ Increased 8,332,000 By Terence P. Jeffrey, CNSNews, 1/20/13 The number of Americans age 16 or [...] - Lowes” to Hire Total 54,000 New Workers—NONE Full Time—None Over 25 hours per Week
Lowe’s to add 9,000 part-time workers Atlanta Business Journal, 1/23/13 The Home Depot Inc.’s main rival Lowe’s Cos. will hire 45,000 seasonal [...] - California job growth loses steam in December as payrolls shrink
California job growth loses steam in December as payrolls shrink By Ricardo Lopez, LA Times, 1/18/13 TO SEE THE COMPLETE STORY CLICK [...] - California’s unemployment rate unchanged at 9.8%-many unemployed no longer counted
California’s unemployment rate unchanged at 9.8 percent Central Valley Business Times, 1/18/13 • Jumps in most of Central Valley • State [...] - San Fran May Mandate Private Firm Hiring Practices—Based on Where Workers Live
San Francisco’s local hire ordinance could be expanded By: Joshua Sabatini, SF Examiner, 01/15/13 As tech-sector jobs explode in San Francisco, city [...] - More California Jobs Move to Mexico
Plantronics lays off engineers, moves operations jobs to Mexico By Jondi Gumz Santa Cruz Sentinel Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1/11/13 SANTA CRUZ [...] - Government “fast tracks” Green projects—slow tracks job creation
Desert Plan Could Fast Track Green Energy Projects By Erik Anderson, San Diego News Room, 1/9/13 SAN DIEGO — State and federal officials [...] - IRS Looks to Force Obamacare on Employers Who Cut Staff
IRS Looks to Force Obamacare on Employers Who Cut Staff by Wesley J. Smith, LifeNews, 1/2/13 A few months ago I predicted [...] - Little by Little California Business Forced to Leave State
Gourmet food business relocates from California to Reno after foie gras ban INEDC, 1/2/13 “If I had stayed in California, not only [...] - Another Project to Create Jobs Stopped—Why CA is in a Depression
Green Valley Center project denied Village Life (El Dorado County), 12/30/12 Outgoing El Dorado Hills Planning Commissioner Lou Rain voiced the loudest [...] - Steve Frank: California unemployment much higher than govt. admits
California unemployment much higher than govt. admits By Stephen Frank, Calwatchdog, 12/30/12 I love how the Democrats are crowing about the “California [...] - Proctor and Gamble to Fire 4,000 in 2013
P&G to Slash $10 Billion in Costs Over Five Years CEO Bob McDonald: Company Will Shift Money to Digital, Reduce Headcount [...] - Capital SouthEast Connector will create 5,400 jobs: report-No Notice of Jobs Cost by Taxes
Capital SouthEast Connector will create 5,400 jobs: report Sacramento Business Journal by Melanie Turner, 12/24/12 The Capital SouthEast Connector is a planned [...] - Apple to Become BIGGEST Employer….in Central Texas
Apple may become biggest central Texas employer Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Lisa Ward, 12/12/12 It’s possible that Apple [...] - Chevron moving 800 California jobs to Texas-more to go
Chevron moving 800 California jobs to Texas Employees notified by email KCRA, 12/21/12 SAN RAMON, Calif. —Chevron Corp. is moving 800 jobs in [...] - California Builder Expands!! In Texas and North Carolina
KB Home Makes Texas, North Carolina Land Deals By Deborah Crowe, LA Business Journal, 12/19/12 KB Home is continuing to expand its [...] - Green California to Vie With Texas as U.S. Oil Heartland: Energy
Green California to Vie With Texas as U.S. Oil Heartland: Energy By Bradley Olson, Bloomberg, 12/19/12 California, even as it seeks to [...] - Unions Kill Long Beach Hotel Jobs by Creating Artificial Minimum Wage
Long Beach hotels plan layoffs before living wage takes effect Los Angeles Times, 12/14/12 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON BLUE HEADLINE One [...] - California jobless claims jump by 24,000
California jobless claims jump by 24,000 Sacramento Business Journal by Melissa Wiese, 12/13/12 California reported the largest increase in new jobless claims [...] - Kaiser-Permanente Opens IT Center With 500 NEW Employees—in Colorado
Kaiser Permanente to hire 500 IT staffers in Colorado to support national and California projects San Francisco Business Times by Chris [...] - The Cities Where Everyone Has a Job—NOT in California
The Cities Where Everyone Has a Job by Mike Sauter, 24/7 Wall St, 12/5/12 While the U.S. unemployment rate has improved markedly from [...] - About 850,000 California youths are neither in school nor working report shows
About 850,000 California youths are neither in school nor working report shows By Theresa Harrington Contra Costa Times, 12/3/12 TO SEE COMPLETE [...] - Union FAILS to stop 1200 Walmart jobs
Court clears the way for Merced Wal-Mart warehouse Central Valley Business Times, 11/29/12 • Rules in favor of city • Would [...] - Up to 400 Employees of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust Receive Layoff Notices
Employees of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust Receive Layoff Notices The number of jobs affected is not disclosed; parent company Pacific [...] - Editorial by Stephen Frank—We are becoming a nation of Part Timers
Editorial by Stephen Frank—We are becoming a nation of Part Timers Stephen Frank, California Political News and Views 11/30/12 Thanks to [...] - Employment as % of Population DOWN 5%-Job Participation DOWN 3%
Understanding Job Statistics by Robert McTeer, National Center for Policy Analysis, 11/29/12 Employment dropped dramatically in 2008 and 2009. The economic recovery (in [...] - 400,000 JOBLESS CHECKS THREATENED
JOBLESS CHECKS THREATENED About 400,000 Californians could stop receiving benefit if fiscal cliff negotiations fail Jonathan Horn, San Diego Union Tribune, 11/27/12 TO [...] - Unions to Close Down Boeing for Christmas?
Boeing engineers move closer to strike St. Louis Business Journal by Greta Weiderman, 11/22/12 Boeing Co. engineers will pursue a new contract [...] - Full Time Work Disappearing in California
Full Time Work Disappearing in California by Michael Bernick‚ Beyond Chron, 11/19/12 Earlier this month when the national unemployment numbers were [...] - Twinkies: A Tribute and Obituary
Twinkies: A Tribute and Obituary The Lid, 11/16/12 An American Icon died today: Twinkies, the Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling. Born [...] - Obama Job Carnage: Kaiser Permanente lays off 530 employees in Southern California
Kaiser Permanente lays off 530 employees in Southern California Canan Tasci, San Bernardino Sun, 11/16/12 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON [...] - Penske begins layoffs at Variety
Penske begins layoffs at Variety By Kevin Roderick. LA Observed, 11/16/12 The first round of reductions at Variety under new owner Jay [...] - Obama Job Carnage Continues: Kroger Confronts Obamacare by Reducing Employee Hours
Kroger Confronts Obamacare by Reducing Employee Hours By Amelia Hamilton, Freedom Works, 11/5/12 When the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare in June, [...] - Fiscal Cliff Includes 400,000 Californians Cut off From Unemployment Insurance—Recovery?
Massive cut in unemployment benefit looms Central Valley Business Times, 11/15/12 • 400,000 Californians will be cut off cold • Congress [...] - Denny’s to charge 5% ‘Obamacare surcharge’ and cut employee hours to deal with cost of legislation
Denny’s to charge 5% ‘Obamacare surcharge’ and cut employee hours to deal with cost of legislation By James Nye, Daily Mail, [...] - Unions KILL 627 Jobs by Striking Hostess—17,400 Jobs to Go
Hostess to close three plants after union strikes Dallas Business Journal by Lance Murray, 11/12/12 The Hostess Brands plant in Seattle, Wash., [...] - NBCU Lays Off Employees at Bravo, G4, Others-450 Let Go-so far
NBCU Lays Off Employees at Bravo, G4, Others By Tim Kenneally, The Wrap, 11/12/12 NBC Universal engaged in another round of belt-tightening [...] - Thousands Of Layoffs Pending Due To Obamacare-Many Starting Now
Thousands Of Layoffs Pending Due To Obamacare-Many Starting Now By Dr. Johnny Nesman Newstalk 870, 11/10/12 Something you didn’t hear about during [...] - Bankrupt Bakers Footwear liquidating 21 Los Angeles-area store
Bankrupt Bakers Footwear liquidating 21 Los Angeles-area store By Gregory J. Wilcox, Daily News, 11/12/12 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON BLUE [...] - Sacramento Area “Twinkies” Plant on Strike—Union Protesting 23% cut—More Obama Carnage
Picket lines go up outside Twinkies plant By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 11/11/12 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON BLUE HEADLINE “A [...] - Obama Job Carnage Continues: Applebee’s Franchisee to Freeze Hiring due to ObamaCare Costs—Papa John’s Pizza to do same
Calls to boycott Applebee’s after CEO threatens hiring freeze and layoffs over Obamacare By John Clarke, Daily Mail, 11/11/12 TO SEE COMPLETE [...] - Lots OF Jobs for CA Energy Industry Workers—in Canada—ONLY
Canada looks to lure energy workers from the U.S. In its quest to increase oil production, Canada is lobbying job fairs [...] - Obama Job Carnage—Just TWO Days Worth—Thousands of Jobs Already Gone
How Many Businesses Have Announced Closings or Layoffs Since Obama Won A Second Term? by Mike Opelka, The Blaze, 11/8/12 Do elections have [...] - Rocketdyne Lays Off 100 - Mostly in San Fernando Valley
Rocketdyne Lays Off 100 - Mostly in San Fernando Valley By Gregory J. Wilcox, Daily News, 11/07/12 TO SEE COMPLETE SOTRY CLICK [...] - Obama Job Carnage Begins: Vegas Employer: Obama Won, So I Fired 22 Employees
Vegas Employer: Obama Won, So I Fired 22 Employees CBS Las Vegas, 11/7/12 LAS VEGAS (CBS Las Vegas) — A Las Vegas business [...] - Adios California Boeing to shutter plants
Adios California Boeing to shutter plants By: Kimberly Dvorak, Examiner, 11/8/12 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON THE BLUE HEADLINE The Boeing plant [...] - U.S. REAL Unemployment Over 11%-Not Political 8.5%
Truth is in very short supply in the Obama White House. The media is in short supply of those with a [...] - Feds Refuse to Note Those Dropped From Unemployment Rolls-On Too Long
Economy adds 80,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 9 percent By Vicki Needham, The Hill, 11/04/11 The nation’s economy added 80,000 jobs in [...] - HP cuts hundreds (over 500) of jobs at webOS unit
HP cuts hundreds of jobs at webOS unit Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal, 9/20/11 HP began cutting jobs at its [...] - Promises of green jobs withering on vine
Promises of green jobs withering on vine Subsidies fail to help sector take root Washington Times, 9/12/11 The green-jobs revolution may be going [...]
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