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Economic stunner: California up 128,600 jobs in a year. Rest of US? 11,700

Yes, the much-maligned California business climate equaled 92% of the nation’s job creation in the past year.

Many things surprise me about the nation’s economy under the second Trump administration, yet this trend might be the most startling.
My trusty spreadsheet compared the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ state-by-state job counts for the first quarter of 20… [3931 chars]

Source: The Mercury News | Published: 2026-05-27T13:24:30Z

Credit: The Mercury News

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