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California Is Inching toward a Jobs Recovery

By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

Job growth and wage gains, especially in the leisure and hospitality sector, show that some hard-hit California workers are benefiting from the current recovery.

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Tax Hurdles May Limit Impact of the Expanded Child Tax Credit

By Caroline Danielson, Tess Thorman

The one-year expansion of the federal Child Tax Credit could reduce child poverty in California by a third. But the actual impact of this expanded credit depends on how many eligible families claim it.

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California Jobs and Labor Force Are Still Down but Recovering

By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

Employment is still well below pre-pandemic levels, though the number of jobs continues to increase. Despite the state’s rapid recovery so far, underemployed and discouraged workers remain a key concern.

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Glimmers of Hope for California in the April Jobs Report?

By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

Although unemployment rates were unchanged, California added more than 100,000 jobs between March and April, with gains strongest in the hardest-hit sectors.

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Bay Area Recovery May Lag without Onsite Tech Workers

By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

Unemployment in the San Francisco Bay Area is lower than statewide. But a sustained recovery—especially in the region’s downtown districts—could depend on many employees shifting back to onsite work as the pandemic recedes.

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Tourism and Logistics Shape Southern California’s Pandemic Economy

By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

The labor market weakened in major Southern California metros when leisure and hospitality businesses closed. But these job losses have been offset by growth in transportation and warehousing, especially in the Inland Empire.

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The Sacramento Area Economy Runs on Government

By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

Public-sector employment, which has declined less in the Sacramento metro area than in other parts of California, may have shielded the capital region from heavy employment losses during the pandemic.

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