https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/10/coronavirus-unemployment-california-claims-tech-job-layoff-edd-economy/

Unemployment claims marched higher in California last week, an indication that government efforts to gradually reopen closed business amid the coronavirus have failed to spark a now-feeble statewide economy.

Initial unemployment claims during the week that ended on Sept. 5 totaled 237,500 in California, up about 18,000 from the approximately 237,500 that filed unemployment claims in the week ending on Aug. 29.