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

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - Makes Cuts to the California Jobs First Program. The budget permanently reduces funding for the California Jobs First Program by $150  million and delays an additional $150  million. The program retains $50  million per year in funding for this program in 2024-25 through 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - Makes Cuts to the California Jobs First Program. The budget permanently reduces funding for the California Jobs First Program by $150  million and delays an additional $150  million. The program retains $50  million per year in funding for this program in 2024-25 through 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934/governors-office-of-emergency-services

The 2025-26 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Outside of government and health care, the state has added no jobs in a year and a half. Similarly, the number of Californians who are unemployed is 25  percent higher than during the strong labor markets of 2019 and 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4939

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The  administration appears to share some of these concerns, noting recent job losses among high ‑wage workers and the risks posed by the inherent volatility of tax receipts tied to stock market gains.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

A Framework for Allocating Federal Recovery Funds

May 4, 2021 - These inequities —many of which predated the pandemic —warrant considering targeting assistance to Californians more acutely affected by job losses and other potential long-term consequences of the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4422

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Nov 8, 2023 - The new General Fund augmentations are to support two programs: Youth Jobs Corps. The budget provides $78  million General Fund annually for the Youth Jobs Corps beginning in 2023-24. The program was first established in 2021-22 as a 2.5-year program supported by limited-term federal funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4814

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - . $25  Million for Summer Youth Jobs Program. The budget provides $25  million General Fund in 2022-23 for the Youth Jobs Corps program. The Youth Jobs Corps program provides part-time minimum wage jobs to youth, along with additional training and services, in partnership with local governments and community-based organizations. $10  Million for Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Sep 6, 2024 - Second, it transfers a zero ‑emission vehicle program and the California Jobs First program to the Governor ’s Office of Business and Economic Development and the Precision Medicine Program to the Health and Human Services Agency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4922