The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the California Spending Plan (Final Version) [Publication Details]

Oct 5, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the California Spending Plan (Final Version) [Publication Details] The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the California Spending Plan (Final Version) Format: HTML Description: Each year, our office publishes the California Spending Plan to summarize the annual state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4263

The 2020-21 Budget: Assessing the Governor's Reorganization Proposals

Feb 7, 2020 - For example, the Governor ’s proposal to place the Seismic Safety Commission under OES is based on the rationale that it would enhance the state ’s overall preparedness efforts by ensuring that the commission plays a greater role in the state ’s emergency planning process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4146

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: June 7-June 13 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 19, 2020 - Should continued claims keep rising, however, it could signal that the state is in for a protracted slump. Initial Claims Count Similar to Recent Weeks. California had 243,344 initial claims between June 7 and June 13.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/482

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: June 21-June 27 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 6, 2020 - Should continued claims keep rising, however, it could signal that the state is in for a protracted slump. Initial Claims Running a Bit Higher Than Recent Weeks. California processed 279,341 initial claims for regular unemployment insurance between June 21 and June 27.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/491

Building Permits Update: October 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 7, 2020 - Single family activity has rebounded strongly since the pandemic-driven spring slump, as prices have been rising in most of the state ’s metropolitan areas. In contrast, the multifamily housing permit total of 2,339 was the lowest monthly total since January 2017, the lowest October total since 2011, and the third straight month that was at least 30 percent below the same month in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/592

December 2019 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Jan 27, 2020 - Overall employment in the state has grown 1.8 percent over the past 12 months, somewhat ahead of the national pace of 1.4 percent. The health care/social services sector accounts for about one in every even California payroll jobs, but it added more than a quarter of the state ’s estimated net new jobs over the course of 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/431

October 2019 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Nov 18, 2019 - While the state ’s job market saw broad-based growth in October, the high-paying information and professional/technical services sectors (which together include most of the state ’s tech firms) both lost jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/411

The 2020-21 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2019 - The 2020-21 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook California’s Fiscal Outlook Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook Medi-Cal, the state ’s Medicaid program, provides health care coverage to about 13  million of the state ’s low-income residents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4116

Narrowing California’s K-12 Student Achievement Gaps

Jan 31, 2020 - State Efforts to Narrow Gaps Significant Funding Is Allocated for Disadvantaged Students. School districts currently receive $15. 2  b illion in ongoing state funding and $4. 9  b illion in ongoing federal funding for supporting disadvantaged, low ‑income, low ‑performing, and special needs students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4144

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Health and Human Services

Oct 17, 2019 - In recent years, the Legislature has called for the state to develop a plan for issues related to the growing aging population, including how best to structure state programs to meet the needs of the increasing number of seniors and assess the long-term impact of demographic changes on the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4104