The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - State jobs are categorized into more than 4,500 specific classifications. Each classification establishes the minimum qualifications necessary for the job and the salary ranges available to employees in the classification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - In the case of the state workf orce, there are thousands of unique job classifications. Though each job classification is unique, many job classifications are part of the same occupation. For example, an Attorney I, Attorney II, Attorney, III, and Attorney IV are each unique state job classifications but are part of the same broad occupation category.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages

Feb 10, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages The 2021-22 Budget Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages The Governor ’s budget for 2021 ‑ 22 p roposes to consolidate state workforce programs under a new Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4361

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Each state job classification includes a salary range within which a department may pay an employee who is hired in that job classification. The salaries for job classifications are a range with a bottom step being the lowest possible salary for the classification and a top step being the highest possible salary for the classification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13 (Stationary Engineers)

Jun 24, 2022 - State jobs are organized into job classifications. Each job classification has an established salary range with a minimum and a maximum salary. The agreement would increase the maximum salary of Unit 13 job classifications in three instances over the course of the agreement ’s term.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4607

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - CalHR indicates that these job categories account for 68 percent of Unit 9. (The 32 percent of state engineers not included in the compensation study include engineering jobs such as mechanical engineers and architects.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Workers and Employers

Apr 5, 2022 - A significant decrease in agricultural production could have considerable employment impacts in that region, such as fewer jobs overall and unpredictable changes to the nature of remaining jobs. Work in Some Industries May Also Become Less Stable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4587

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

Sep 7, 2023 - Each of these occupation groups include multiple state job classifications. For example, the largest occupation group, Management Analyst, includes more than 50 state analyst classifications that are represented by Unit 1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4799

The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2

May 18, 2021 - Background Substantial Job Losses Among Low-Income Workers. The pandemic has led to devastating job losses, which have been concentrated among California ’s low-wage workers. As of March  2021, more than 80  percent of unemployed workers live in households with below-average annual income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4435

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The person might seek employment with a different employer doing the same job, change careers, or exit the workforce. If a person is dissatisfied with their job or with the level of compensation they receive for their job, they are more likely to resign.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800