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Labor Market Information
Our labor market information comes directly from the Labor Market Information Division (LMID) of the Employment Development Department, which regularly collects, analyzes and publishes information about California's labor market. Shasta County Labor Force 86,100 Employment 77,400 Unemployment 10.1% Trinity County Labor Force 5,160 Employment 4,410 Unemployment 14.5% March 2008		Susan Molyneux is the LMID Consultant for Shasta and Trinity counties. She can provide analysis of employment trends and is available to make presentations on a variety of labor market information subjects. She provides a variety of services including custom data runs. Susan Molyneux, (530) 225-2347 Email smolyneu@edd.ca.gov Shasta County snapshot Trinity County snapshot EDD Labor Market Info North State LMI Bureau of Labor Statistics

Local, State and Federal Links
City and County Websites City of Redding City of Anderson City of Shasta Lake Shasta County Trinity County		Economic Development Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce Weaverville Chamber of Commerce Employment Development Corporation (EDC) Superior California Economic Development (SCED) Cascade Small Business Development Center at Shasta College

State of California Board of Equalization: Sales and Use taxes CA Chamber of Commerce: News, commentary CA Code of Regulations CA Taxes: State and federal tax info, useful links CalGOLD: Business permit assistance Contractors State License Board Department of Consumer Affairs Licensing information in more than 200 business categories, such as the medical and financial professions Department of Fair Employment and Housing To protect the people of California from unlawful discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations, and from the perpetration of acts of hate violence. Department of Industrial Relations: Labor Standards Enforcement State wage and hour issues Occupational Safety & Health Workers' Compensation Insurance against on-the-job injuries Employment Development Department (EDD) State payroll taxes, unemployment and disability insurance benefit issues, job placement, and labor market information EDD Employers and Small Business Forms/publications, tax information, job recruitment, Unemployment Insurance Franchise Tax Board: State income tax

California, continued Secretary of State Business filings (Corporations, Limited Liability Compancies, etc), notary public applications, and Uniform Commerical Code filings Small Business Administration Financing, training, and advocacy for small firms The Federal Technology Center Government contracting assistance for small businesses, technology transfer. Federal Government Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Regs and policy guidance, employers/employees Family and Medical Leave Act Federal Tax Credit Forms Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program Provides Federal contracting preferences to small businesses in urban communities. Immigration and Naturalization Services Information for employers, employment eligibility verification, Form I-9 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Federal payroll taxes and federal income tax IRS Tax Forms & Publications Substance Abuse Information Database US Department of Labor Federal wage and hour issues US Office of Personnel Management