CA Governor Gavin Newsom California topped the nation for highest unemployment rate for the second month in a row, recording a rate of 5.5% in Governor Gavin Newsom’s failed state. This is up .1% from last month’s data, which reportedly showed that California was tied for the highest unemployment rate in June 2025. Like the previous month, the dismal numbers are in part due to widespread tech layoffs and the use of artificial intelligence in the Bay Area. “The change is rooted in the ongoing slowdown in the tech sector, the high costs of living, and local and state employment policies that make hiring more costly than other parts of the state,” former head of the state Employment Development Department Michael Bernick said last month. “It’s brutal out…
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