https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/17/economy-jobs-coronavirus-layoff-bay-area-california-tech-retail-hotel-restaurant-construction-edd-million/

California powered to a record number of jobs for the second month in a row, adding a jaw-dropping half-million positions during July, as the brutalized statewide economy battled to rebound from catastrophic employment losses unleashed by the coronavirus.

Employers statewide added 558,200 jobs during July, on top of gains of 141,600 positions in June, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.