https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/01/25/edd-27-of-california-unemployment-payments-could-be-fraudulent-state-says/

Potentially more than one-fourth of the unemployment payments made in California might have been fraudulent, state officials revealed Monday in a disturbing new revelation regarding the state’s reeling jobless benefits system.

Of the $114 billion that California officials have paid out for unemployment claims since government-ordered business shutdowns began in March 2020, an estimated 10% are known to be fraudulent claims.