The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - Funding another round of California Competes grants could create jobs at a time when private sector job growth has been sluggish. However, we suggest weighing the expansion of these economic development efforts against other budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Background Youth Jobs Corps Focuses on Providing Employment Opportunities for Underserved Youth. CA Volunteers provides Youth Jobs Corps funding directly to cities and other jurisdictions to employ and support underserved youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The  administration appears to share some of these concerns, noting recent job losses among high ‑wage workers and the risks posed by the inherent volatility of tax receipts tied to stock market gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A significant decrease in agricultural production could have considerable employment impacts in that region, such as fewer jobs overall and unpredictable changes to the nature of remaining jobs. Loss of Biodiversity and Natural Resources Increasing Temperatures and Severe Weather Events Threaten State ’s Fish and Wildlife, Ecosystems, and Native Plants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - Three Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Broadband Infrastructure Programs Key to Major State Programs and Projects. The IIJA provides $65  billion in federal funding for broadband infrastructure projects nationwide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - These include: (1)  disability insurance, short-term wage replacement for workers who are injured outside of work (and therefore not covered by workers ’ compensation insurance); (2)  paid family leave, short-term wage replacement for workers to bond with new children or care for ailing family members; and (3)  unemployment insurance, the state-federal wage replacement program for workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - Second, since the pandemic, the department has struggled to fill jobs that require workers to perform enforcement actions in person. Licensing Inspections and Citations Have Declined. Over the last few years, two key measures of the licensing program ’s enforcement activities have declined.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act also provides $65  billion in federal funding for broadband infrastructure projects nationwide, with $42.45  billion allocated to the BEAD program mostly for state-administered last-mile broadband infrastructure project grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

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

Feb 7, 2020 - Establish New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages. The Governor proposes to consolidate employment, training, and data collection services currently provided by several departments and boards within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency into a new Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4146

Housing and Homelessness Funding Impacting Children

Mar 25, 2019 - Building Homes and Job Fund Program (SB 2) California Emergency Solutions Housing Program. Provides funds for a variety of activities to assist persons experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3985