The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Amid these conditions, California businesses have pared back hiring, resulting in no payroll job growth in the state so far this year. California consumers similarly are limiting spending, with sales of taxable goods flat over the last year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

An Update on California Competes [EconTax Blog]

Mar 10, 2023 - One potential interpretation is that the state is making high risk-high reward bets on businesses. While many of these bets do not pan out, the ones that do can be successful enough to yield overall benefits for the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/771

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

Jun 24, 2025 - Early Data Revision Shows No Job Creation During 2024 Q4 [EconTax Blog] Early Data Revision Shows No Job Creation During 2024 Q4 June 24, 2025 Chas Alamo Monthly State Jobs Estimates Are Revised Annually.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/833

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

Jun 24, 2025 - Early Data Revision Shows No Job Creation During 2024 Q4 [EconTax Blog] Early Data Revision Shows No Job Creation During 2024 Q4 June 24, 2025 Chas Alamo Monthly State Jobs Estimates Are Revised Annually.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/833

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

Dec 16, 2024 - Data Revisions Shows Monthly Survey Again Overstating Job Growth [EconTax Blog] Data Revisions Shows Monthly Survey Again Overstating Job Growth December 16, 2024 Chas Alamo Monthly State Jobs Estimates Are Revised Annually.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/818

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

Dec 16, 2024 - Data Revisions Shows Monthly Survey Again Overstating Job Growth [EconTax Blog] Data Revisions Shows Monthly Survey Again Overstating Job Growth December 16, 2024 Chas Alamo Monthly State Jobs Estimates Are Revised Annually.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/818

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - This tax is applied to the amount a person bets. Additionally, the measure authorizes DOSBC to take va rious enforcement actions, including requiring people making such bets to register with DOSBC, requiring entities illegally offering online sports wagering to disclose the names of people who make wagers with them, and blocking access to illegal sites accepting sports wagers.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

California's Private-Sector Labor Market Showing Broad Weakness [EconTax Blog]

Jul 1, 2024 - The state's modest job growth over the past two years is a tale of two labor markets. Hiring in public and publicly supported sectors has bouyed job losses in many of the state's high-paying private sectors. While job losses have hit California, nationally these private-sector industries are faring much better.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/806

California's Private-Sector Labor Market Showing Broad Weakness [EconTax Blog]

Jul 1, 2024 - The state's modest job growth over the past two years is a tale of two labor markets. Hiring in public and publicly supported sectors has bouyed job losses in many of the state's high-paying private sectors. While job losses have hit California, nationally these private-sector industries are faring much better.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/806

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Banking games generally involve players betting against the “house, ” who is a participant in the game with an interest in the outcome, and percentage games generally involve the house receiving a percentage of the money involved in the game.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030