https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/01/covid-jobs-california-unemployment-claims-far-worse-normal-economy-edd/ > California workers filed fewer unemployment claims for the second week in a row but the number of jobless filings remains far worse than the levels before COVID-linked shutdowns began. > Workers filed 57,000 jobless claims during the week that ended June 26, which was down 6,900 from the prior week, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday.