MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - In our experience, compensation studies that are developed using methodologies agreed to at the bargaining table have proven to be unhelpful in understanding how competitive the state is as an employer across the state or where state employees actually work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - In addition, the 2021 ‑22 budget provided HCAI  with $60  million General Fund to support the Song ‑Brown Program, intended to increase the number of primary care providers statewide by funding primary care residency training slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Funds would be allocated to specific projects through a competitive process. Projects eligible for funding include port‑specific projects, intermodal railyard expansion and electrification, goods movement railway corridor capacity projects, grade separations, and zero‑emission goods movement demonstration projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Jun 27, 2025 - Furloughs can make the state a less attractive employer to possible new hires by making the state ’s compensation package less competitive compared with compensation offered by other employers and by demonstrating a lack of predictability in the state ’s terms of employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - According to UC, the workforce hubs would be selected through a competitive process based on their ability to leverage outside funding, collaborate with regional non ‑UC workforce entities, and address specific regional climate ‑related workforce needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - These trade-offs include effects on recruitment and growth in long-term liabilities: Recruitment: Furloughs can make the state a less attractive employer to possible new hires by making the state ’s compensation package less competitive compared with compensation offered by other employers and by demonstrating a lack of predictability in the state ’s terms of employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - Assesses Competitiveness in Labor Market. Employers compete with each other for workers. A compensation study allows employers to determine if they are compensating employees fairly and at a level that will attract skilled workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Sep 1, 2023 - Despite the recruitment challenges of Unit 12, few of the provisions of the proposed agreement seem geared towards making Unit 12 classifications broadly more competitive in the labor market to recruit new hires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - As a result, often, salaries are more competitive in regions with lower costs of living, whereas salaries in more expensive regions are less competitive. In contrast, Unit 5 receives salary increases based on labor market trends in counties with high costs of living despite roughly 70 percent of Unit 5 members working in counties that are not included in the survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 7, 2023 - Typically, the state provides a GSI to all workers in a bargaining unit to account for inflation, whereas SSAs are provided to ensure wages for specific classifications are competitive with other employers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4799