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California ranks dead last in 2023 job growth
California ranks dead last for job growth in the US according to revised employment stats from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
California added workers at a rate of 0.87% in 2023, which was less than half of the national rate of 2%.
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Driving the news: The slow job growth in California is in contrast to the fastest job growth happening in states like Nevada and Florida, which gained 3.4% and 3.3%, respectively. California faced multiple challenges in 2023, including a weakening technology sector, labor unrest, and population outflow, resulting in a shortage of workers.
- Some industries in California experienced job cuts, such as the movie business (down 25%), temp agencies (down 14%), lending (down 9%), and warehouses (down 5%).
- Geographically, San Francisco saw a 1% decrease in jobs, while employment in Los Angeles County and San Jose only grew by 0.3% and 0.4%, respectively.
The backstory: This is not the first time California has ranked last in job growth. In 1993, the state experienced a job count shrinkage of 1% due to a major loss of aerospace work and a real estate crash.
- Over the past 50 years, California has generally been a leader in job growth, with an average annual growth rate of 1.8% compared to the national rate of 1.5%.
- Last year, California ranked 26th among the states for bad job markets, but it was the 13th year in the top 10 for hiring.
- The sluggish hiring pace in 2023 serves as a wake-up call for state leaders, highlighting the need to address the high cost of living and doing business in California.
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California toddler falls out of moving car, mother charged
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A California mother was arrested on felony child abuse charges after a viral video showed her 19-month-old child falling from a moving SUV at a busy Fullerton intersection, police said Monday.
The Fullerton Police Department said it became aware of the video, which shows a black SUV turning at an intersection when a passenger-side door suddenly opens. A small child then falls out of the vehicle and onto the roadway.
The SUV immediately stops, and a car following behind narrowly avoids colliding with it. The car stops just short of the child on the roadway.
The video shows an adult woman running from the driver’s side, picking up the child and placing the toddler back inside the SUV before driving away.
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A black SUV turns at an intersection when a passenger-side door suddenly opens and a small child falls out of the vehicle and onto the roadway. (Fullerton Police Department)
A witness called police on Saturday and provided identifying information about the vehicle. Officers traced the SUV to a home in La Habra, where they located the vehicle, the child and a suspect believed to be the woman seen in the video.
A car following the SUV narrowly avoided hitting the child and SUV. (Fullerton Police Department)
Police identified the child as a 19-month-old who suffered injuries consistent with the fall. The toddler was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and is expected to make a full recovery.
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The suspect was identified as Jacqueline Hernandez, 35, of La Habra, and the child’s mother. She was arrested and booked into the Fullerton City Jail for felony child abuse, police said.
The child’s mother, identified as Jacqueline Hernandez, 35, of La Habra, picks the child up from the road. Hernandez was later arrested and charged with felony child abuse, police said. (Fullerton Police Department)
Neighbors told FOX11 Los Angeles that the family has several children and could not believe the mother would put her children in such a dangerous situation.
“I can’t excuse something like that, I’m sorry,” a neighbor who wished to remain anonymous told the local station.
Investigators believe the incident occurred between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Jan. 20. Police said they did not receive any emergency calls related to the incident at the time.
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The investigation remains ongoing, and police are asking anyone with additional information to contact the Fullerton Police Department’s Sensitive Crimes Unit.
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California gubernatorial candidates outline their priorities at UCSF event
Several of the candidates vying to become California’s next governor gathered Monday at the University of California, San Francisco to make their case to voters.
Seven Democrats took the stage at UCSF to outline their priorities for their first 100 days in office. Republican candidates were invited but declined to participate.
On June 2, California voters will narrow the field to two candidates in an open primary. Those two will then face off on Nov. 3.
NBC Bay Area’s Velena Jones has more in the video report above.
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California joins UN health network following US departure from WHO
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California Governor Gavin Newsom decried the United States’ move on Friday, calling it a “reckless decision” that will hurt many people.
“California will not bear witness to the chaos this decision will bring,” Newsom said in a statement. “We will continue to foster partnerships across the globe and remain at the forefront of public health preparedness, including through our membership as the only state in WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network.”
The governor’s office said he met with the WHO’s Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week, where they discussed collaborating to detect and respond to emerging public health threats.
The WHO did not immediately respond when reached for comment.
Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington
Editing by Rod Nickel
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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