Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - During the phase ‑in period, the state also entered the dot ‑com recession. These two cost pressures absorbed the remaining flexibility in the state ’s UI tax system. As  shown in Figure  4 , the state began this period in Schedule C but quickly moved to Schedule F+, the highest tax schedule, where it has remained since.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Research suggests that it is less common that programs lead to h igher employment or earnings after the subsidy ends. Subsidized employment programs appear more likely to result in long-term benefits when: (1)  employers have a business model that makes it realistic for them to hire participants full time after the program ends and (2)  the target population is women or long-term unemployed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - We make this comparison across several different types of h ouseholds, with varying numbers of adults and children: For a single parent with three children, the statewide minimum wage is right around the poverty level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - As  a  result, we  can say that the “real ” value of the state ’s dollar h as declined 10 percent. Lowers Quantity of Services. One of the most common impacts of elevated inflation for spending programs is a reduction in the quantity of state services provided.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

Evaluating State Economic Stimulus Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - In this report, we concluded that the exemption likely h as some positive economic effects on the targeted industries in California. Whether the program had positive or negative net effects on the state ’s economy as a whole was unclear, however.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4331