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California Unemployment Fund out of Money
Unemployment in Los Angeles County has doubled to 9.9% in the past year. It’s almost that high statewide. But the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund is about to run out of money . In 2001, benefits were expanded, but not the tax base that pays for them.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readUnemployment in Los Angeles County has doubled to 9.9% in the past year. It’s almost that high statewide. But the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund is about to run out of money. In 2001, benefits were expanded, but not the tax base that pays for them. Among those who predicted a crisis were the Legislative Analyst and the California Budget Project, where Jean Ross is Executive Director. We hear from Ross and from Jerry Nickelsburg, senior economist with the UCLA Anderson Forecast.
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2 of 4Clean-Truck Incentive Money Up in Smoke?- 1:00Can Bipartisanship Survive the Stimulus Bill?
- 27:27California Unemployment Fund out of MoneyYou’re reading this
- 41:24Clean-Truck Incentive Money Up in Smoke?
- 48:42Griffith Park Designated a Historic Cultural Monument