According to state numbers, California's unemployment rate dropped nearly four percent – a rate that hasn't been seen since the data series began in 1976. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, California's unemployment rate was at 4.1 percent.
July also marks the seventh consecutive month that California has seen an employment gain, with the number of employed people increasing by 23-thousand.
Newsom said in a statement: "Californians are getting back to work with record low unemployment. We have historic reserves and we're putting money back in peoples' pockets as we continue to lead the nation's economic recovery."
According to Governor Newsom’s office, California accounted for about 16 percent of the nation’s overall new jobs in July – including nearly 85-thousand non-farm jobs.
