The Center for Jobs and the Economy has released our full analysis of the January Employment Report from the California Employment Development Department. For additional information and data about the California economy visit www.centerforjobs.org/ca.

Reflecting both the annual revisions in the data and the state’s stay-at-home orders during this period, the January results show a deterioration in the state’s recovery, both when considered alone and when compared to the results in the other states. As detailed later, California’s share of employment and job losses over the year were nearly twice as large as its share of the US population.

The January results also indicate a continued disparate impact on the lower wage workers who have been affected the greatest during the state-ordered shutdowns. While jobs in the higher and medium wage industries also experienced some easing in January, just over half of total job losses were in the lower wage industries. In the chart, higher wage jobs are those industries with average annual wages above $100,000; medium wage is $50,000 to $100,000; and lower wage is below $50,000. Job data is drawn from the industry classifications, unadjusted job numbers, and wage levels shown in the regular report section below on Nonfarm Jobs.