https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/09/23/covid-economy-california-unemployment-jump-worst-five-months-edd-jobs/

Unemployment claims in California rocketed to their highest level in five months last week, raising uncertainties about the strength of a statewide economy attempting to recover from coronavirus-spawned maladies.

California workers filed 75,800 initial claims for unemployment during the week that ended on Sept. 18, which was an increase of 24,200 from the week ending on Sept. 11, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Thursday.