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Employment Development Department

The Employment Development Department (EDD) is part of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency [1] of the executive branch of the State of California [2].[1] [3] EDD offers a variety of services to millions of Californians [4] under the Job Service [5], Unemployment Insurance [6], Disability Insurance [7], Workforce Investment [8], and Labor Market Information [9] programs. One of the largest California state departments, EDD has nearly 10,000 employees providing services at more than 400 locations. EDD employees provide many services, including:

  • Assisting California employers in meeting their labor needs.
  • Helping California job seekers obtain employment.
  • Administering the federally funded workforce investment programs for adults, dislocated workers, and youth.
  • Assisting the disadvantaged and welfare-to-work [10] recipients to become self-sufficient.
  • Helping unemployed and disabled workers by administering the Unemployment Insurance and Disability Insurance programs.
  • Supporting state activities and benefit programs by collecting and administering employment-related taxes.
  • Providing comprehensive labor market information.

Find an Employment Development Department near you: http://www.edd.ca.gov/office_locator/ [11]
What is CalWORKS' Welfare to Work program? http://www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/PG141.htm [12]
Learn about the different steps to finding a new job, switching careers, or simply learn how to network within your field:  http://jobsearch.about.com/ [13]
Need help building your resume? Visit http://resume-help.org/ [14]

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Links
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Labor_and_Workforce_Development_Agency
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_executive_branch
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment_Development_Department#cite_note-1
[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California
[5] http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Job_Service&action=edit&redlink=1
[6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment_Insurance
[7] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability_Insurance
[8] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workforce_Investment_Board
[9] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_economics
[10] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare-to-work
[11] http://www.edd.ca.gov/office_locator/
[12] http://www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/PG141.htm
[13] http://jobsearch.about.com/
[14] http://resume-help.org/