CALIFORNIA IS BOOMING

Under Governor Newsom, California is driving national job growth and productivity, with wages 20% above the national average and strong family and sick leave policies. 

🥇Governor Newsom’s support for labor unions, working families, and economic development has made California the #1 state for workers in the nation. 

💪 California added 129,300 of the nation’s 496,000 net payroll jobs from September 2025 through September 2026—about 26%. California accounted for 14.6% of America’s net payroll job growth through September, adding 89,100 jobs during the first nine months of 2026.

↗️California continues to lead the nation in economic output, with new data showing California workers increased productivity by 4.2% in 2025, delivering the largest contribution of any state to national productivity growth. Representing about 14% of national output, California had the largest influence on national productivity.

🧑‍💻California’s payroll job growth rate was more than twice the national rate over the past year and more than twice the state’s share of new U.S. jobs relative to its population from September 2025 to September 2026.

💼Unemployment fell by 106,500 Californians over ten consecutive months through September. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.1%, matching its lowest level since February 2024.

💵California’s statewide minimum wage has risen from $12 an hour when Governor Newsom took office to $17.40 next year — more than two times the federal minimum wage.

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