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Will This Recession Deepen California’s Economic Divide?

By Sarah Bohn, Dean Bonner, Vicki Hsieh, Julien Lafortune

The current downturn is having a disproportionate impact on low-income Californians and communities of color. Deliberate policy action can help create an equitable recovery and broaden long-term economic opportunity.

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Six Months of Economic Crisis: What Is Next?

By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

California continues to confront the pandemic and its economic effects. What has this downturn meant for the state’s labor market? And what factors are likely to shape the recovery?

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Down to the Wire on Unemployment Benefits

By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

As Congress considers action on the soon-to-expire supplemental unemployment benefit, California is expected to face high unemployment and other economic challenges in the coming months.

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Are California’s Jobs Rebounding?

By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

Job losses across the state’s economy have leveled off, but California still has among the highest unemployment rates in the nation.

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The Economic Toll of COVID-19 on Self-Employed Workers

By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune

Independent contractors, freelancers, and gig workers account for more than one-quarter of Californians providing personal care, household upkeep, or other services—areas especially hard hit during the pandemic.

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Predicting the COVID-19 Medi-Cal Enrollment Surge

By Shannon McConville

Pre-pandemic health coverage patterns in the industries hit hardest by the current downturn can help gauge how Medi-Cal enrollment might increase due to COVID-19.

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Racial Disparities Are Widespread in California

By Sarah Bohn, Magnus Lofstrom, Lynette Ubois

Addressing disparities across a wide range of areas – criminal justice, health, income and wealth, education – is essential to improving the safety and overall well-being of California’s African American communities.

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