Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 20-April 24 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 24, 2020 - Nonetheless, given the pace and possible severity of the shift in the state ’s economy resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, tracking weekly withholding is worthwhile as a way to assess the state ’s rapidly changing economic situation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/458

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: April 12-April 18 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 23, 2020 - Level of Claims in California in the Middle of the Pack Among Large States. Over the last three weeks California has processed about 3.4 million unemployment claims. These claims represent about 17 percent of the state ’s workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/457

State Funding Actions Related to COVID-19

Apr 20, 2020 - State Funding Actions Related to COVID-19 COVID-19 State Funding Actions Related to COVID-19 This post summarizes recent legislative and administrative action to allocate state funds to respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4223

State Funding Actions Related to COVID-19 [Publication Details]

Apr 20, 2020 - State Funding Actions Related to COVID-19 [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4223

March 2020 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Apr 17, 2020 - Overall employment in the state as of the second week of March was still 0.9 percent above the level in March 2019, similar to the national figure of 1.0 percent. Just over two-thirds of the state ’s net losses in March came from the leisure and hospitality sector, which includes restaurants, hotels, and entertainment businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/455

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 13-April 17 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 17, 2020 - Nonetheless, given the pace and possible severity of the shift in the state ’s economy resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak, tracking weekly withholding is worthwhile as a way to assess the state ’s rapidly changing economic situation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/453

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: April 5-April 11 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 16, 2020 - Level of Claims in California in the Middle of the Pack Among Large States. Over the last three weeks California has processed about 2.8 million unemployment claims. These claims represent about 16 percent of the state ’s workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/452

Federal COVID-19 Response Actions Affecting Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities [Publication Details]

Apr 16, 2020 - This post summarizes key COVID-19 federal actions that affect aging- and disability-related state programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4221

Federal COVID-19 Response Actions Affecting Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities

Apr 16, 2020 - Under current state law, individuals employed by their child or spouse are ineligible for state unemployment benefits. In the case of IHSS, this means that IHSS providers that provide services to their child or spouse are ineligible for state unemployment benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4221

U.S. Retail Sales: March 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 15, 2020 - The drop in overall retail sales will hurt sales tax revenues both for the state and local governments. Due to a state General Fund exemption for fuel, gas stations are a significant source of sales tax revenue for local governments, but not for the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/451