My mother is a doctor. On a few occasions in my life — in restaurants, on planes or on the side of the street — we have come across someone who has fallen, fainted or had some kind of accident. Concerned and curious people swarm around the injured person until Read More…
Our nation’s youth are without jobs and are giving up hope. That is what a federal report showed last Wednesday, and that is what we, as students, see around us and fear. We do not just see this report as another depressing statistic representative of the lagging job market. We Read More…
The city of Berkeley’s unemployment rate showed no change in February, staying at January’s rate of 9.1 percent, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. The state of California and the nation’s unemployment rates also stagnated in February, with the state’s showing no change from its January Read More…
The city of Berkeley’s unemployment rate reached 9.1 percent in January, a small increase from the December rate of 8.9 percent, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. This rise in unemployment marks the end of a continual drop that the city had seen since July Read More…
Although economic development and employment growth remain stagnant in the United States, several regions in California, including the Bay Area, are rising above the nation’s daunting statistics. According to economists at the UCLA Anderson Forecast, the Bay Area has been adding jobs this year at a faster rate than California Read More…
While UC Berkeley held its annual Cal Career Fair Tuesday, the U.S. Census Bureau released grim statistics concerning the national rate of poverty. According to the census report, more Americans were living in poverty during 2010 than any other time in the country’s history. Average wages for the American worker Read More…
Though Berkeley’s unemployment rate reached its lowest point in nearly three years in December, local employers and statewide trends suggest recovery remains precarious. Berkeley’s unemployment rate was 8.9 percent in December, the lowest rate since February 2009, according to data released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. According to Read More…
Berkeley’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.9 percent in December, the lowest it has been in nearly three years, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. December’s rate marks a drop from November’s rate of 9.1 percent, which itself was the lowest the city had seen Read More…
The city of Berkeley’s unemployment rate fell to 9.1 percent in November, the lowest it has been for more than two years, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. The city’s unemployment rate has been dropping since July of this year, and November marks this Read More…
The city of Berkeley’s unemployment rate fell to 9.6 percent in October, the lowest it has been this year, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. Berkeley’s labor force was 58,000 in October, of which 5,600 were unemployed, according to the department. October’s rate of Read More…
