By Martin Hill
(L.A. County Libertarian Reporter) The most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) reveals that the majority of jobs for the top principal employers in six counties are government jobs.
In the six southern California counties of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura and Imperial, more than half of the top employers in those counties, on average, are government entities.
Table 13 on Page 96 of the 104 page document lists Principal Employers By County in the SCAG Region for 2008.
San Bernardino County tops the list of private employers with six out of ten … Continue Reading
By HOWARD FINE
(The Los Angeles Business Journal) One-third of L.A. County businesses anticipate cutting their payrolls next year, more than double the 14 percent rate for the current year, according to a business survey released Tuesday.The findings by the Los Angeles County Business Federation survey come even as Los Angeles County’s unemployment rate jumped in September to a modern record high of 12.7 percent amid the recession.
The survey also found that lack of available credit, the state budget deficit and rising workers’ compensation costs were the top concerns of the 455 county businesses surveyed late September and early October. That’s … Continue Reading
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The 3rd Annual State of the County to be Delivered by Supervisor Don Knabe, Chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe works for you. Each year, the Supervisor delivers his State of the County Address before an audience of over 1,100 people at the Long Beach Convention Center. This year, on November 4, 2009 at the Long Beach Convention Center, Supervisor Knabe provides you with a detailed update the many issues impacting you and the lives his more than 2 million constituents.
This is … Continue Reading
By HOWARD FINE
(Los Angeles Business Journal) L.A. County’s unemployment rate jumped in September to yet another modern record high of 12.7 percent as the county’s tourism and film industries took significant job hits.September’s 12.7 percent unemployment rate was up from 12.2 percent in August and 8.3 percent in September 2008; over the past year, more than 210,000 county residents have joined the ranks of the unemployed.
Statewide, the unemployment rate was 12.2 percent in September, down slightly from 12.3 percent in August but up from 7.8 percent a year ago. Nationally, the unemployment rate hit 9.8 percent in September.
Yet the county … Continue Reading
