Los Angeles (CNN) — Voters in the nation’s second-largest city will elect a new mayor Tuesday in a race that will make history and offer a possible indicator on public sentiment toward unions representing municipal employees during a budget crisis.…
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Apple CEO wants lower taxes in exchange for job creation
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Apple 14 hours ago Lower corporate taxes in exchange for AmericanArticle source: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/apple-ceo-wants-lower-taxes-exchange-job-creation-1C9971237
LA County’s jobless rate under 10% for first time in 4 years
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Related story: Inland Empire’s unemployment rate falls to 9.6 percent, 900 jobs added Los Angeles County’s unemployment rate sank below 10 percent for the first time in 52 months during April as the economy continued adding jobs, the state said…
California jobless rate falls to 9%
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California eked out more growth in April as employers added 10,400 jobs, bringing the net total added over the year to 273,000. The state’s unemployment rate dropped to 9% from 9.4% the month before. But aside from the construction sector,…
Obama tries to steer attention back to jobs
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But Obama’s choice of venue for his remarks — a Baltimore company that makes mining and pumping equipment — provided fodder for Republicans. They noted that the company president had, just the day before, testified on Capitol Hill in support…
Unemployment rate falls, but hiring slows in California and LA
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In a month in which the nation added 165,000 net new jobs, the Golden State gained just 10,400 amidst sluggish hiring in the education, financial services and trade sectors. Construction was the one bright spot, adding 7,400 jobs as building…
LA’s Unemployment Rate Dips Into Single Digits
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Los Angeles County’s economic recovery notched a milestone in April when the unemployment rate fell to 9.9 percent, the first time it was below 10 percent since December 2008, according to state figures released Friday. The news was tempered by…
Keeping Score on City Hall to Improve Los Angeles’ Economy and Jobs
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Southern California recently captured the world’s attention with the landing of Caltech’s and JPL’s Mars Rover, the launching of SpaceX’s Dragon Rocket and the final flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour over the region’s historic landmarks and locales. These events…
Apartment rents keep on rising in Los Angeles County
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Apartment vacancies plunged in Hollywood during the last 12 months and rents increased as the neighborhood continued to rebound from the recession. But vacancies were still more plentiful in the Santa Clarita Valley, where former renters bought low-priced homes. Rents…
Greuel and Garcetti notch victories at Los Angeles school board
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A week before voters go to the polls, Greuel addressed the Los Angeles Unified School District board in favor of a program that provides students breakfast in classrooms and for discontinuing a policy of suspending students for “willful defiance.” The…
