https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/05/13/covid-economy-california-unemployment-claims-far-above-normal-layoff/

California workers filed fewer unemployment claims last week, the government reported — but the tiny decline suggests the state’s economy continues to wobble beneath a pile of jobless filings that are far above normal levels.

Unemployment claims in California totaled about 70,442 during the week that ended on May 8, which was a decline of only 324 from the week ending May 1, when 70,766 claims were filed statewide, the U.S. Labor Department reported.