Building Permits Update: June 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 3, 2018 - Single family homes (30,318) have made up about half of the statewide total so far this year, as they have in recent years. June was the first month of 2018 in which single family permits did not exceed 2017 levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/296

Occupational Wage Growth from 2013 to 2017 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 26, 2018 - The four-year results are similar to the one-year results described in our last post in that the lowest-paying occupation groups generally saw the biggest wage growth (shaded in grey). The biggest gains (more than 6 percent on average) went to the two lowest-paying groups, food preparation /service, and farming/fishing/forestry.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/294

Occupational Wage Growth from 2016 to 2017 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 26, 2018 - Occupational Wage Growth from 2016 to 2017 [EconTax Blog] Occupational Wage Growth from 2016 to 2017 July 26, 2018 Carolyn Chu Last year, we wrote about industry wage growth in California between 1990 and 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/293

Unemployment Claims Update: June 2018 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 24, 2018 - June claims fell below the average of the past 12 months (183,000), as well as the five-year average (209,000). As shown o n the left side of the graphic below, the trend in unemployment claims has been relatively flat over the past 12 months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/292

CalSTRS Funding Update

Jul 19, 2018 - Like other public pension systems in California, CalSTRS is funded through contributions from employers (school and community college districts) and employees. In addition, CalSTRS receives an annual appropriation from the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3873

State Revenue Tracking: Focus on Four Key Months [EconTax Blog]

Jul 18, 2018 - Fo r example, employers issuing paychecks every two weeks with over $500 in withholding must submit payment to EDD by the following Wednesday or Friday, depending upon the calendar day on which they issue payroll.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/289

2017-18 State Tax Collections [EconTax Blog]

Jul 11, 2018 - As we have noted in previous months, these actuals are consistent with higher-than-projected totals over the course of the year. Sales Tax Total Fell Below Projections. As seen above, preliminary sales tax collections for 2017-18 are $384 million below the projection for the year.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/288

Core Funding for County Offices of Education (COEs) [EdBudget]

Jul 10, 2018 - HTST = Home-to-School Transportation. TIIG = Targeted Instructional Improvement Block Grant. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656 | information [at] lao.ca.gov
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/196

California State Library Budget [EdBudget]

Jul 10, 2018 - California State Library Budget [EdBudget] -1.8 a Consists of the California Library Literary Services and Career Online High School programs. b Includes three one-time intiatives: (1) Lunch at the Library ($1 million), (2) Student Authors program ($1 million), and (3) the Braille Institute Library ($500,000).
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/191

Enrollment by Higher Education Segment [EdBudget]

Jul 10, 2018 - For CCC, reflects funded enrollment levels each year. For 2018-19, reflects 1 percent systemwide growth plus 2.3 percent enrollment restoration (certain districts earning back slots they had lost within the last three years), offset by a projected 3.2 percent reduction in districts with declining enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/183