https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/07/17/california-adds-record-558200-jobs-in-june-before-reopening-u-turn/ > Before this week’s reopening U-turn, California’s economic rebound added a record 558,200 jobs in June as the unemployment rate fell to 14.9%. > A Bureau of Labor Statistics report on Friday, July 17 shows that California employers had 15.67 million workers last month, a 558,200 gain from May  —  the largest among the states. Next was New York (up 301,600), then Florida (up 296,000).