Sacramento Area Unemployment Up In January

March 3, 2017 | Steve Milne

Unemployment in the Sacramento area went up to 5.3 percent in January, an increase from 4.8 percent in December. Labor market analysts say higher unemployment in January is not unusual.

TRUE: California Has The Nation’s Highest Poverty Rate, When Factoring In Cost-Of-Living

January 23, 2017

California’s job and economic growth has outpaced much of the nation in recent years. That growth, however, has not eliminated one of the state’s biggest challenges: poverty.

Could Obamacare Repeal Cost California 200K Jobs?

January 17, 2017 | Chris Nichols

California Democratic State Senate Leader Kevin de León claimed repealing Obamacare could cost California 200,000 jobs. We found there’s some evidence to back this up, but too much uncertainty to rate it on our Truth-O-Meter.

Regional Transit Creates Bus Mechanics Apprenticeship Program

October 19, 2016 | Bob Moffitt

Sacramento Regional Transit has identified a way to find entry-level mechanics to replace the dozen or so mechanics who retire or leave the agency every year.

State Government

Sacramento Region, California Post Job Gains In August

September 16, 2016 | Ben Adler | Steve Milne

The unemployment rate in the four-county Sacramento area is back down after a slight increase in July. Meanwhile, California added more than 60-thousand jobs in August – a strong showing particularly when compared to the rest of the nation.

Report: Construction Leads Annual Job Growth In Region

August 19, 2016 | Steve Milne | Ben Bradford

State data released today show total jobs in the Sacramento region increased by 17,700, or nearly two percent from July 2015 to July 2016. The state Employment Development Department says construction led year-over growth.

June Unemployment Up In Sacramento, State

July 22, 2016 | Steve Milne

New data show both the Sacramento and California unemployment rates edged up in June.

Golden 1 Center Is Hiring

July 13, 2016 | Ed Joyce

The Golden 1 Center will provide hundreds of part-time jobs when it opens in downtown Sacramento later this year. A job fair Thursday at Sleep Train Arena starts the hiring process with "speed-dating" style interviews.

Sacramento Unemployment Rate At Nine Year Low

June 17, 2016 | Steve Milne | Ben Bradford

The jobless rate in the Sacramento region was 4.7 percent in May, according to officials. The last time it was close to that would've been in May of 2007 when it was 4.8 percent. The jobless rate in California also ticked down to 5.2 percent.