The Rise of Remote Work: Effects on California's Labor Market

May 6, 2026 - Likelihood of Working in These Jobs Varies by Educational Background. Rates of work in these jobs vary most dramatically by educational background. Workers with a bachelor ’s degree but no postgraduate degree are 14 times as likely to work in these jobs as workers without a high school diploma, and four and a
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5182

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Each specification also includes some combination of: Whether the worker usually works part-time. Whether the worker graduated from high school. Whether the worker lives in Los Angeles County. Whether the worker belongs to a union.
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The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - The prominence of advanced manufacturers among credit recipients is consistent with the intent of the program, since (1)  these types of facilities can locate in many parts of the United States, making tax incentives a potential deciding factor, and (2)  they tend to provide relatively well-paid jobs, which increases the competitiveness of their applications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Figure  1 seems to suggest that many people stay in low-wage work for a long time, but it does not rule out some alternative explanations. One might speculate, for instance, that older low-wage workers tend to be recent immigrants who have not worked in the U.S. long enough to move into mid-to-high-wage jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/2

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - High inflation has resulted in delays as developers have needed to spend more time securing additional capital—above what was originally anticipated—to finance the projects before construction can begin.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - (In the CPS, roughly 4  percent of California ’s low-wage workers indicate that they hold multiple jobs. Some research suggests that CPS respondents likely underreport independent contracting work.) Weekly hours among part-time low-wage workers vary substantially, with many working less than half-time and many others working nearly full -time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/1

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Some High-Wage Areas Do Not Have Local Minimum Wages. From an employment policy standpoint, the statewide measures described earlier suggest that the state ’s minimum wage is not particularly high. This is especially true in the Bay Area, where wages are substantially higher than other parts of the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - In addition, each applicant must propose to do one of the following: (1)  create 500 new full-time jobs, (2)  make an investment of at least $10  million, or (3)  create jobs or make an investment in a high-poverty or high-unemployment area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - We list some of these policies in Figure  1 below. Figure 1
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The 2021-22 Budget: Business Tax Incentives

Jan 28, 2021 - Additionally, the high recapture rate raises new concerns about the number of new private ‑sector jobs created by this program. Public data about the tax credit agreements and recaptures are limited.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4327