edd.ca.gov edd.ca.gov - The score is 55/100

Website Review: edd.ca.gov

 Generated on October 09 2026 17:53 PM

Old data? UPDATE !

The score is 55/100





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Title

Employment Development Department | California

Length : 46

Great, your title tag's length is between 40 and 70 characters. Title tag length between 50 and 70 characters is optimal for SEO.

Description

EDD offers support for job seekers, claims, employers, and more. Access resources for unemployment, disability, paid family leave, and managing your business.

Length : 158

Great, your meta description tag's length is between 90 and 160 characters. A description tag of 155 to 160 characters is optimal.

Keywords

EDD website, Employment Development Department, unemployment insurance,

Good, your page contains a meta keywords tag.

Og Meta Properties

Good, your page takes advantage of Open Graph Properties. Open Graph properties can help with indexing.

Property Content
type website
url https://edd.ca.gov/en/
title Employment Development Department | California
image:alt Employment Development Department | California
description EDD offers support for job seekers, claims, employers, and more. Access resources for unemployment, disability, paid family leave, and managing your business.
image https://edd.ca.gov/contentassets/1be691d9414b42e68b22d60419ee5720/careers-employees.jpg

Headings

H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6
2 5 7 0 0 0
  • [H1] The support you need, when you need it most.
  • [H1] The support you need, when you need it most.
  • [H2] Putting You First
  • [H2] Labor Market Information
  • [H2] Translation
  • [H2] Leaving the EDD Website
  • [H2] Language Resources
  • [H3] Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
  • [H3] Work Sharing
  • [H3] From Service to Success
  • [H3] You Asked, We Made It Simpler
  • [H3] Modernizing with Customers in Mind
  • [H3] Strengthening Access for Californians
  • [H3] August 2026

Images

We found 11 images on this web page.

2 image alt attributes were missing. Please add alt text to all images to help search engines better understand the content of your images.

Text/HTML Ratio

Ratio : 9%

This page's ratio of text to HTML code is below 20 percent, this means that your website probably needs more text content in order to do well in search engines. Note: This may also result from a false reading due to your server blocking external scripts from accessing the home page.

Iframe

Not ideal - You have Iframes on the web page, this mean that content in an Iframe cannot be indexed.

URL Rewrite

Good. Your links look SEO friendly and are easy to crawl!

Underscores in the URLs

We have detected underscores in your URLs. It would be better to use hyphens to optimize your SEO.

In-page links

We found a total of 109 links including 0 link(s) to files

Anchor Type Juice
Skip to Main Content Internal Passing Juice
myEDD Internal Passing Juice
Employer Login Internal Passing Juice
Unemployment Benefits Internal Passing Juice
Step 1: Get Your Information in Order Internal Passing Juice
Step 2: Apply Internal Passing Juice
Step 3: Register in CalJOBS Internal Passing Juice
Step 4: Review Benefit Documents Internal Passing Juice
Step 5: Certify for Benefits Internal Passing Juice
Step 6: Receive Your First Payment Internal Passing Juice
Step 7: Continue to Certify Internal Passing Juice
Step 8: End Your Benefits Internal Passing Juice
Determinations and Eligibility Internal Passing Juice
Appeals Internal Passing Juice
Overpayments and Penalties Internal Passing Juice
Disability Insurance Benefits Internal Passing Juice
Step 1: Get Your Information in Order Internal Passing Juice
Step 2: Apply Internal Passing Juice
Step 3: Have a Medical Certification Completed Internal Passing Juice
Step 4: Review Benefit Documents Internal Passing Juice
Step 5: Receive Your First Payment Internal Passing Juice
Step 6: Manage Benefits Internal Passing Juice
Step 7: End Your Benefits Internal Passing Juice
Eligibility Requirements Internal Passing Juice
Appeals Internal Passing Juice
Events and Educational Webinars Internal Passing Juice
Paid Family Leave Benefits Internal Passing Juice
Step 1: Get Your Information in Order Internal Passing Juice
Step 2: Apply Internal Passing Juice
Step 3: Submit Required Documents Internal Passing Juice
Step 4: Review Benefit Documents Internal Passing Juice
Step 5: Receive Your First Payment Internal Passing Juice
Step 6: Manage Benefits Internal Passing Juice
Step 7: End Your Benefits Internal Passing Juice
Eligibility Requirements Internal Passing Juice
Physicians and Practitioners Internal Passing Juice
Employers Internal Passing Juice
Employer Payroll Taxes Internal Passing Juice
Step 1: Register as an Employer Internal Passing Juice
Step 2: Get Your Information in Order Internal Passing Juice
Step 3: Register for a Payroll Tax Account Internal Passing Juice
Step 4: Report Employees and Independent Contractors Internal Passing Juice
Step 5: Withhold and Pay Payroll Taxes Internal Passing Juice
Step 6: File Tax Returns and Wage Reports Internal Passing Juice
Step 7: Provide Required Notices Internal Passing Juice
e-Services for Business Internal Passing Juice
Payroll Taxes Resources Internal Passing Juice
Payroll Taxes – Forms and Publications Internal Passing Juice
Payroll Tax Webinars Internal Passing Juice
California Employer News and Updates Internal Passing Juice
Work Opportunity Tax Credit Internal Passing Juice
Job Services Internal Passing Juice
Step 1: Register in CalJOBS Internal Passing Juice
Step 2: Explore Career Paths Internal Passing Juice
Step 3: Enhance Your Skills Internal Passing Juice
Step 4: Search for Jobs Internal Passing Juice
Step 5: Apply Internal Passing Juice
Step 6: Interview Internal Passing Juice
Employer Services Internal Passing Juice
Register with e-Services for Business and CalJOBS Internal Passing Juice
Find Qualified Employees Internal Passing Juice
Review Tax Credit Incentives Internal Passing Juice
Find Training for You and Your Employees Internal Passing Juice
Review Layoff Services Internal Passing Juice
Workforce Partner Information Internal Passing Juice
Labor Market Information Internal Passing Juice
Veterans Services Internal Passing Juice
News Releases and Helpful Links Internal Passing Juice
Benefiting Californians Blog Internal Passing Juice
EDDNext Modernization Updates Internal Passing Juice
Public Records Request Internal Passing Juice
Quick Statistics Internal Passing Juice
Unemployment Data Dashboard Internal Passing Juice
Learn More Internal Passing Juice
View Data Dashboards Internal Passing Juice
Skip to Virtual Chat Internal Passing Juice
Forms and Publications Internal Passing Juice
Ask EDD Internal Passing Juice
Office Locator Internal Passing Juice
Help Fight Fraud Internal Passing Juice
Language Resources Internal Passing Juice
Labor Market Information Internal Passing Juice
Federal Unemployment Tax Act Internal Passing Juice
Disaster Related Services Internal Passing Juice
Contact EDD Internal Passing Juice
About EDD Internal Passing Juice
Governor External Passing Juice
LWDA Secretary External Passing Juice
View Disclaimer Internal Passing Juice
Back to Top Internal Passing Juice
Conditions of Use Internal Passing Juice
Privacy Policy Internal Passing Juice
Accessibility Internal Passing Juice
Leave Website Internal Passing Juice
منابع اللغة (Arabic) Internal Passing Juice
լեզվական ռեսուրսները (Armenian) Internal Passing Juice
منابع زبان (Farsi) Internal Passing Juice
भाषा संसाधन (Hindi) Internal Passing Juice
言語ソース (Japanese) Internal Passing Juice
언어 자료 (Korean) Internal Passing Juice
ធនធានភាសា (Mon-Khmer [Cambodian]) Internal Passing Juice
ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਸਰੋਤ (Punjabi) Internal Passing Juice
Языковые ресурсы (Russian) Internal Passing Juice
语言资源 (Simplified Chinese) Internal Passing Juice
Recursos en otros idiomas (Spanish) Internal Passing Juice
Mga Resource ng Wika (Tagalog) Internal Passing Juice
แหล่งข้อมูลด้านภาษา (Thai) Internal Passing Juice
語言資源 (Traditional Chinese) Internal Passing Juice
Nguồn Hỗ Trợ Ngôn Ngữ (Vietnamese) Internal Passing Juice
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SEO Keywords

Keywords Cloud

services      documents      employer      benefits      step      tax      register      payroll      review      information     

Keywords Consistency

Keyword Content Title Keywords Description Headings
step 35
benefits 9
information 7
payroll 6
tax 5

Usability

Url

Domain : edd.ca.gov

Length : 10

Favicon

Great, your website has a favicon.

Language

Good. Your declared language is en.

Document

Doctype

HTML 5

Encoding

Great. Your declared charset is UTF-8.

Email Privacy

Great no email address was found in plain text!

Deprecated HTML

Great! We haven't found deprecated HTML tags in your HTML.

Speed Tips

Not great, your website is using inline styles. This is not optimal.
Not good, your website has too many CSS files (more than 4).
This website has an excessive amount of Javascript files (more than 6).
This website does not take advantage of GZIP optimization. GZIP compression means your site loads faster for your visitors and improves the user's experience.

Mobile

Mobile Optimization

Apple Icon
Meta Viewport Tag
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Optimization

XML Sitemap

Great, your website has an XML sitemap.

https://edd.ca.gov/sitemap.xml

Robots.txt

http://edd.ca.gov/robots.txt

Great, your website has a robots.txt file.

Analytics

Great, your website uses an analytics script.

   Google Analytics

AI Search Readiness

AI Crawlers

AI search crawlers are allowed, so the site can be shown and cited in AI answers (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity).

OAI-SearchBot ChatGPT search AI search
ChatGPT-User ChatGPT (user requests) AI search
Claude-SearchBot Claude search AI search
Claude-User Claude (user requests) AI search
PerplexityBot Perplexity AI search
GPTBot OpenAI training AI training
ClaudeBot Anthropic training AI training
Google-Extended Google Gemini training AI training
Applebot-Extended Apple AI training AI training
CCBot Common Crawl AI training

Blocking AI training crawlers is a common choice and doesn't affect the score. Only the AI search crawlers count.

Structured Data

The homepage describes itself with schema.org structured data, which helps search engines and AI tools understand it: GovernmentOrganization, State, WebSite

Canonical Tag

The homepage has a canonical tag, which tells search engines which URL is the main version of the page.

llms.txt

No llms.txt file. It's an emerging convention: a short Markdown summary of the site for AI tools. Optional, so it doesn't affect the score.

Security

HTTPS

The site loads over HTTPS, so connections are encrypted. Browsers and search engines expect this.

HSTS

No Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS) header. It tells browsers to always use HTTPS, which protects visitors from being downgraded to an insecure connection.

Security Headers

0 of 5 common security headers found. At least 2 are needed to pass.

Content-Security-Policy
X-Content-Type-Options
X-Frame-Options
Referrer-Policy
Permissions-Policy
Checked on 9 Oct 2026.

Domain Info

edd.ca.gov accepts email and has both SPF and DMARC records. The Wayback Machine first archived it in June 1998.

Hosting

IPv4 address 3.169.183.4, 3.169.183.92, 3.169.183.60, 3.169.183.47
IPv6 support

Email Security

Mail servers: mxb-004f0801.gslb.pphosted.com, mxa-004f0801.gslb.pphosted.com

SPF record
DMARC record (policy: reject)

Archive History

The Wayback Machine has snapshots of this site from 297 different months, from June 1998 to October 2026. View snapshots

Domain data checked on 16 Oct 2026. Sources: registry RDAP, public DNS, Internet Archive.

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