One in three California teens can't get a job
Legislation to extend unemployment benefits overcame a Republican filibuster in the Senate yesterday, putting more than 400,000 Californians a step closer to having their benefits checks reinstated.
But suspended checks are only part of the state's unemployment woes: 34.5 percent of teen workers in the state were out of a job in June. That's compared to 25.7 percent of teens nationwide and is nearly three times higher than the state's overall unemployment rate.
Workers 16 to 19 years old face the highest rates of unemployment of any age group. Teen unemployment in
New financial agency could become trove of open records
But suspended checks are only part of the state's unemployment woes: 34.5 percent of teen workers in the state were out of a job in June. That's compared to 25.7 percent of teens nationwide and is nearly three times higher than the state's overall unemployment rate.
Workers 16 to 19 years old face the highest rates of unemployment of any age group. Teen unemployment in
New financial agency could become trove of open records
With the financial reform bill out of Congress and ready for President Barack Obama's signature, data nerds and financial watchdogs can look forward to a new source of public financial information – the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The newly minted legislation established the bureau as an executive agency under the umbrella of the Federal
The newly minted legislation established the bureau as an executive agency under the umbrella of the Federal