For the whole economy, pay settlements were unchanged at 3.2%, reflecting a 2.7% rise in pay at not-for-profit employers.

California is known for its progressive labor laws, and the upcoming adjustment to the minimum wage is a testament to this.

The year-end pay increases boosted California’s weekly wage to $1,872. That’s 24% above the nation’s $1,507 and fifth-highest ...

California has seen job openings plunge 30 ... construction and home care despite minimum wage growth in fast food,” Ted Jenkin, co-founder and business consultant at oXYGen Financial, told ...

We keep trying to give people more in wages rather than bringing down some of the core costs,” one Democrat said at the ...

Economists say President Donald Trump's flip-flopping on import duties has hampered businesses' ability to plan ahead.

an effect of wildfires in California and bad winter weather across the country, said Bill Adams, chief economist at Comerica Bank. “When a natural disaster hits, you often see wage growth pick ...

151; -- The minimum wage for California workers will jump to $15 ... including negative job growth or retail sales. Gov. Jerry Brown can also act by Sept. 1 of each year to pause the next year's ...

California put up its minimum wage for workers at quick-service restaurant ... The year-over-year growth in limited-service restaurant employment is a continuation of a trend seen before the ...

California voters will decide this election whether to increase the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour ... to avoid any turbulence in employment growth or inflation and so forth.” ...

Wage growth was smaller among California service industries. Personal services’ weekly pay grew 19% to $1,044, education-health was up 19% to $1,260, information rose 19% to $2,217, financial ...