https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/06/21/covid-economy-california-unemployment-claims-backlog-worse-jobs-edd/

California workers are facing a steadily worsening backlog for their unemployment claims, an unsettling reminder that the economic infections unleashed by the coronavirus have yet to fully abate.

Workers statewide lost their jobs in epic numbers during March 2020 and April 2020 at the outset of coronavirus-linked business lockdowns, which left the California economy struggling to make up the losses.