Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - In unadjusted dollar terms, at $380 per week, California ’s average weekly benefit rank around the middle of U.S. states. However, wages are higher in California than they are in most other states. As a result, California ’s average weekly UI benefits as a share of average weekly wages rank near the bottom, as shown in Figure  9 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943