https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/09/16/covid-jobs-california-unemployment-claims-drop-stay-higher-economy-edd/ > First-time unemployment claims dropped slightly in California last week, showing a tiny improvement after the end of a supplemental benefits payment provided by the federal government, a new report showed Thursday. > California workers filed 55,000 initial claims for unemployment during the week that ended on Sept. 11, a drop of 2,500 from the 57,500 claims they filed over the week that ended on Sept. 4, the U.S. Labor Department reported.