California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - For Low-Wage Workers, White-Latino Wage Gap Around 20  Percent. As shown in Figure  5, we estimate the wage gap between California ’s white and Latino low-wage workers to be around 20  percent. In other words, we estimate the 10 th percentile hourly wage for white workers to be roughly 20  percent higher than the 10 th percentile hourly wage for Latino workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

The 2024-25 Budget: Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development

Feb 20, 2024 - We estimate the Governor ’s budget predicts the state ’s 2024-25 budget will need to address a $58 billion deficit . In December, our office predicted a somewhat large deficit of $68 billion . Since then, recent data has continued to point to the budget problem being larger than the Governor’s budget assumes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4846

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - This is especially consistent with the 20 18 changes, since professional service firms tend to be classed as “non-tradeable, ” meaning they are often already required to locate near their customer base, and thus tax incentives are unlikely to influence their decision to locate in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

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

Local Sales Tax Rebates in 2023-24

Sep 16, 2025 - Next, we examine some economic and demographic features of two groups of jurisdictions: (1)  those whose 2023-24 rebate payments totaled $1 to $20 per resident, and (2)  those whose rebate payments totaled more than $20 per resident.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5074

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Consequently, Visit California has increased its net assets from $20  million at the beginning of 2019 ‑20 to $58  million by the end of 2021 ‑22. Additional State Funding for Marketing Appears Unnecessary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4529

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 budget package includes up to $20  million for DOF to enter into one or more new contracts to implement operational improvements that allow the state to reduce state operations expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Community Land Trust Property Tax Exemption

Dec 20, 2024 - Community Land Trust Property Tax Exemption December 20, 2024 Community Land Trust Property Tax Exemption Properties used to provide affordable housing to low-income Californians generally are exempt from property taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4946

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Definition of Low-Wage Workers: Below 20 th Percentile. In this section, we classify a job with a wage below the 20 th percentile of the hourly wage distribution as a low-wage job. In contrast to the $17.50 per hour definition used in the prior section and another post , this definition has a consistent interpretation over a 20-year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/2

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Businesses covered by the fast-food law must pay their employees at least $20 per hour starting April 1, 2024. As originally enacted, the health care facility law would impose various pay requirements starting June 1, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878