California Long-Term Unemployed doubles to 880,000 over the past year.  Over 40% of the unemployed have been out of work over 27 weeks. 

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/05/30/2786659/nearly-880000-californians-are.html#mi_rss=Top%20Stories

There are also a variety of state and federal tax credits available for employers who hire unemployed workers, including certain recent graduates, veterans and other economically disadvantaged employees:

http://www.accountingweb.com/topic/education-careers/unemployed-can-use-tax-laws-secure-job

Read how to maximize the immediate 6.2% Social Security tax holiday and the $1,000 hiring tax credit for hiring the unemployed. http://www.cpa2biz.com/Content/media/PRODUCER_CONTENT/Newsletters/Articles_2010/CorpTax/HIREAct2010.jsp

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