https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/08/05/covid-job-woes-california-unemployment-claims-jump-again-layoffs-edd/

California workers filed more initial claims for unemployment last week than they did the week before, raising questions about whether the state’s job market has begun to heal in a sustained way from COVID-linked ailments.

During the week that ended on July 31, California workers filed 65,500 claims for jobless benefits, which was up 1,000 from the week ending on July 24, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday.