two of five working-age Californians do not have a job, underscoring the challenges in one of the toughest job markets in decades. "The recession has been so severe that California now has approximately the same number of jobs as it did nine years ago, when the state was home to 3.3 million fewer working-age individuals," Jean Ross, executive director of the California Budget Project, recommended Congress adopt a second extension of unemployment insurance benefits. Ross also urged California lawmakers not to make deeper budget cuts that could exacerbate the recession. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration has projected the state will face...