The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major CCC Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Both full ‑time and part ‑time CCC faculty generally are represented by unions. Each district and its faculty group (or groups) collectively bargain salary levels and benefits. (In some districts, full ‑time and part ‑time faculty are part of the same bargaining unit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4531

Early Data Revision Shows No Job Creation During 2024 Q4 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 24, 2025 - For context, the monthly survey has overestimated net job growth by 25,000 jobs per month on average over this period. In light of this, our office now focuses on a hybrid measure of real-time employment changes  that averages the monthly business survey and the monthly household survey (which has tracked final jobs figures more
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/833

Early Data Revision Shows No Job Creation During 2024 Q4 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 24, 2025 - For context, the monthly survey has overestimated net job growth by 25,000 jobs per month on average over this period. In light of this, our office now focuses on a hybrid measure of real-time employment changes  that averages the monthly business survey and the monthly household survey (which has tracked final jobs figures more
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/833

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - When organizations conduct surveys, many of the people they contact do not provide complete responses. Some decline to respond to the survey altogether ( “unit nonresponse ”), while others respond to most parts of the survey but decline to answer certain questions ( “item nonresponse ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/4

Data Revisions Shows Monthly Survey Again Overstating Job Growth [EconTax Blog]

Dec 16, 2024 - For context, the monthly survey has overestimated net job growth by 25,000 jobs per month on average over this period. Going forward, our office will  focus on a hybrid measure of real-time employment changes  that averages the monthly business survey and the monthly household survey (which has tracked final jobs figures more
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/818

Data Revisions Shows Monthly Survey Again Overstating Job Growth [EconTax Blog]

Dec 16, 2024 - For context, the monthly survey has overestimated net job growth by 25,000 jobs per month on average over this period. Going forward, our office will  focus on a hybrid measure of real-time employment changes  that averages the monthly business survey and the monthly household survey (which has tracked final jobs figures more
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/818

2025 Update: Tech Company Stock Pay Accounts for One-Quarter of Withholding Growth So Far in 2025-26 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 3, 2025 - These amounts are reported every weekday, providing a real-time indication of the direction and magnitude of aggregate change in the employers ’ payroll. Most withholding payments are for employees ’ normal wages and salaries.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/843

2025 Update: Tech Company Stock Pay Accounts for One-Quarter of Withholding Growth So Far in 2025-26 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 3, 2025 - These amounts are reported every weekday, providing a real-time indication of the direction and magnitude of aggregate change in the employers ’ payroll. Most withholding payments are for employees ’ normal wages and salaries.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/843

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - The Chancellor ’s Office must allocate both shares according to a four ‑part formula, as Figure  4 shows. Under this formula, a district or consortium receives more funding if it has more CTE students, a higher unemployment rate (suggesting more training demand from job seekers), more projected job openings, and better outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - In 2022-23, the state paid $25.5 billion (all funds) towards employee salaries. Salary-Driven Benefits. A salary-driven benefit is a benefit whose value is, at least in part, dependent on an employee ’s salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047