https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/02/25/covid-economy-california-unemployment-claims-drop-layoff-jobs-edd/ > New California unemployment claims fell sharply last week and dropped below 100,000 for only the second time since government-ordered business shutdowns to combat the coronavirus began, the government reported Thursday. > Workers in California filed 89,500 initial claims for unemployment during the week that ended on Feb. 20, a steep decrease of 50,100 from the 139,600 jobless claims that were filed for the week ending on Feb. 13, the U.S. Labor Department reported.