Tag: Unemployment

Waiters and bartenders are being thrown out of work – again – as governors and local officials shut down indoor dining and drinking establishments to combat the nationwide surge in coronavirus infections that is overwhelming hospitals and dashing hopes for a quick economic recovery.

California's amusement parks have been pining to reopen for months, hoping to bring back thousands of workers sent home in March when the coronavirus pandemic forced them to close their gates. Now that state health officials announced strict new rules for reopening the parks, attractions spanning from Disneyland to Universal Studios are bracing for an even longer shutdown — and so are the surrounding communities lined with hotels, restaurants and shops that cater to visitors who no longer walk their streets.

For the first time in nearly 50 years, older workers face higher unemployment than their midcareer counterparts, according to a study released Tuesday by the New School university in New York City.

On October 15, 2020, Jazmin Ugalde, 31-years-old of Riverside, was arrested at the Riverside Superior Court after her appearance for an unrelated identity theft and fraud case. She was ultimately booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center for several new violations of identity theft with prior convictions and unemployment insurance fraud.

The unemployment rate in Riverside County dropped for the third consecutive month amid gains in most economic sectors, but is still way above year-ago levels, state officials said.