Did the pandemic cost California 638,100 jobs?

”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data.

Buzz: While California now has more jobs than in its pre-pandemic days, the statewide hiring pace has slowed dramatically.

Source: My trusty spreadsheet analyzed recently revised state job counts from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, comparing job creation in the pandemic era (three years ended December 2022) vs. the hiring boom of the pre-coronavirus times, the three years ended December 2019.

Topline

Yes, California has more than replaced the jobs it lost in the early days of the pandemic.

The state had 300,600 more

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