Job Seeker Services Include Job Referral

The Employment Development Department (EDD) offers a variety of services to millions of Californians under Unemployment Insurance (UI), State Disability Insurance (SDI), workforce investment (Jobs and Training), and Labor Market Information programs. As the state's largest tax collection company, the EDD also manages the audit and collection of payroll taxes and keeps work records for more than 17 million California employees.


Among the biggest state departments, the EDD has workers situated at numerous service places throughout California who supply many essential services to millions each year, including:


- Assisting companies with their labor requirements.
- Helping task candidates get work.
- Administering the federally-funded workforce financial investment programs for adults, dislocated workers, and youth.
- Assisting disadvantaged receivers in becoming self-dependent.
- Helping jobless and disabled employees through the administration of the UI and SDI programs.
- Supporting state activities and advantage programs by collecting and administering employment-related taxes (UI, SDI, Employment Training Tax, and Personal Income Tax withholding).


EDD Branches


Administration Branch
Directorate Office Equal Job Opportunity Office
Legal Office


Administration Branch


The Administration Branch supplies administrative support to the Department including organization operations planning and assistance services, personnel services for EDD workers, and accounting for the Department's annual spending plan.


Directorate Office


The Director's Office orchestrates the direction of the Department to guarantee that programs and services follow the Department's objective and goals. In addition, the Director's Office consists of:


Equal Job Opportunity Office: Investigates and fixes discrimination grievances submitted against the Department by staff members, employers, and applicants for employment and training, and offers consultant services on all elements of equal employment opportunity.
Legal Office: Provides legal suggestions and assistance to the Director and Department management in connection with court cases, administrative hearings, contracts, legislation, and policy.


Disability Insurance Branch


For 60 years, the EDD had administered the SDI program, which provides partial wage replacement for California workers who are not able to work due to health problem, injury, or pregnancy. Each year, the EDD pays out more than $4.2 billion in Disability Insurance (DI) benefits and gets and processes more than 927,000 claims. The DI Branch also administers the Paid Family Leave program and DI Elective Coverage program for self-employed people. Employers also have the alternative of electing an alternative Voluntary Plan.


Infotech Branch


The Information Technology Branch is accountable for preparing policy development, system maintenance, assistance, operations, and oversight of automated solutions within the Department. The Branch provides data processing technical assistance and services for one of the biggest information innovation environments in state government.


Policy, Accountability, and Compliance Branch


This branch offers key audit, investigation, study, evaluation, and employment evaluation services to the programs administered by the EDD and employment partnering firms. These services aid programs operate successfully and efficiently, fulfill federal and state statutory and regulative requirements, and secure billions of dollars in monetary assets that go through the EDD every year. Also serves as the EDD's primary intermediary with state and federal chosen authorities and provides details, analyses, and policy guidance on legislative matters to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Governor's Office, and other governmental entities.


Public Affairs Branch


The General Public Affairs Branch is comprised of Marketing and Constituent Services, Communications, and the Web Content and Usability Group. The General Public Affairs Branch offers outreach, marketing, interactions, training that supports EDD programs and services, and handles the EDD website and social networks pages.


Tax Branch


One of the largest taxation firms in the country, the Tax Branch manages all administrative, education, consumer service, and enforcement functions for employment the audit and collection of UI, DI, Employment Training Tax, and Personal Income Tax (PIT) withholding. Each year, the EDD collects practically $54 billion in payroll taxes, consisting of more than $42 billion in PIT, employment processes more than 27 million company payroll tax documents and remittances, and maintains records for more than 16 million employees. The Branch provides a range of payroll tax seminars and workshops, and provides individually services to companies to help them satisfy their tax obligations.


Find out more details about EDD's Payroll Taxes.


Unemployment Insurance Branch


Established more than 60 years back, the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program provides to people who have lost their tasks through no fault of their own, are actively seeking work, are able to work, and are ready to accept work. Each year, the EDD pays nearly $6 billion UI advantages and receives and processes more than 2 million new claims. The program is moneyed by mandated employer contributions. Additional services provided under the UI program include Work Sharing, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, and Trade Adjustment Assistance.


Workforce Services Branch


The Workforce Services Branch (WSB) runs among the largest public employment services operations in the world offering services at numerous service locations statewide and connecting one million job candidates with employers each year.


California gets federal Wagner-Peyser funds for employment services. Job hunter services include task recommendation, task search workshops, positioning services, and unique assistance to people who are experiencing difficulty in finding work.


Services to employers consist of matching task openings with certified candidates and specialized recruitment projects. The Workforce Services Branch also offers CalJOBSSM, an online labor exchange system with countless task openings and the biggest pool of job hunters in California.


The WSB also administers numerous statewide labor force preparation programs and efforts that focus on preparing grownups and youth for the workforce and building the state's economy. California disperses more than $394 million every year in federal funds to supply training services for adults, dislocated employees, and youth through the America's Job Center of CaliforniaSM(AJCC), formerly referred to as One-Stop Career Centers. The AJCC system is a cooperation of regional, state, private, and public entities that provide thorough and innovative work services and resources to meet the requirements of the California labor force.