https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/09/10/covid-jobs-recovery-california-nation-worst-rebound-economy-newsom-edd/

California is mired near the bottom of the 50 states in terms of recovery from mammoth lob losses that were unleashed by coronavirus-linked business shutdowns, underscoring the feeble economic rebound for this state.

Despite California’s uneven economic picture, Gov. Gavin Newsom touted the state’s accomplishments during an anti-recall campaign event in San Leandro on Wednesday. The governor suggested that officials in two Sunbelt envy California’s current success in economic gains and warding off the deadly bug.