California jobseekers struggle

Video: California hit by job losses

 

 
 California jobseekers struggle in recession 
 

The US state of California has for decades been known as “the state of opportunities”.

But every month, thousands of people are losing their jobs as unemployment reaches its highest level in nearly 26 years.

Al Jazeera’s Rachel Levin reports from San Francisco, where some jobseekers are spending hours in career centres scouring the internet for work.