The new data made public Friday by the California Employment Development Department showed that the state has now regained 87.2% of the jobs that were lost.
"These latest numbers show that California is continuing to drive our nation's job growth," Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
The shortage has driven up wages amid desperation by employers to hire more people to keep up with demand as pandemic restrictions are lifted and the economy returns to normal. The wage increases have been tempered by soaring inflation, which makes everything more expensive.California's labor participation rate — the percentage of people of working age who either have a job or are looking for one — rose to 61.
The new state employment data is based on a survey taken the week of Feb. 12, which was before Russia invaded Ukraine, which sent gas prices soaring. Since then, gas prices have hit record highs in California and the statewide average on Friday for a gallon of regular gas was $5.90.
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