California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Racial/Ethnic Distribution Roughly Similar for Men and Women. Figure  2 shows that Latino and white low-wage workers are roughly half men and half women. The estimates suggest that women likely make up substantial majorities of Black and Asian/Pacific Islander low-wage workers, though these comparisons are less precise due to the smaller sizes of these groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/1

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Short ‑Term vs. Long ‑Term Strategies. The  current supply chain disruptions are the result of both short ‑term issues, such as greater consumer demand, as well as long ‑term issues, such as the capacity and resilience of the goods movement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) Regulation Conventional Buses vs. ZEBs. The ZEB exemption, the ICT regulation, and various other policies make a distinction between conventional buses and ZEBs. Conventional buses burn diesel, compressed natural gas, or other fuels that emit greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other air pollutants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890

Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - Additionally, applicants can voluntarily submit a list of programs and initiatives they have in place to increase representation of minorities and women. Finally, while not explicitly mentioning diversity, the Pilot Career Pathways Training Program, which provides training and pathways into relevant employment, is stated to target individuals from underserved communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Subsidized employment programs appear more likely to result in long-term benefits when: (1)  employers have a business model that makes it realistic for them to hire participants full time after the program ends and (2)  the target population is women or long-term unemployed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - In other words, we estimate the 10 th percentile hourly wage for men to be roughly 5  percent to 10  percent higher than the 10 th percentile hourly wage for women. This wage gap is smaller than national estimates, though still substantial.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2023 - In particular, the voluntarily reported statistics show men outnumbered women three to one on productions. Similarly, Latino and Asian American crew members make up a considerably smaller share of production workforce than their share of California’s overall population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4713

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - TAEP provides supplemental financial support to a wide range of federally contracted and state supported programs —such as Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), Women ’s Business Centers, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, Minority Business Development Agency Centers, and Veteran Business Outreach Centers —that provide training and consulting to small businesses and entrepreneurs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4529