Actually the Governator started the rainy day fund in Ca

in 2004 and Brown expanded Arnold's idea in 2014 via an approved proposition.

California's unemployment rate has generally been higher than the national average (the link expands on this). I'd guess some of it is due to seasonal work (construction, entertainment, ans tourism come to mind). Other factors are the cash/gig economy that don't count people earning money. I'd add the unemployment rates tend to be higher with a younger population.

Unfortunately, Government in California and probably in general act like families do when the wage earners are working a good deal of overtime or have received unexpected bonuses - thinking that this is how they can live in the future. Many of our legislators are blind to this truism and create (generally worthwhile) expansions to the Government that beneficiaries expect to last and complain about the meanies who cut them back. Note the much beloved/hated Proposition 13 was a backlash to uncontrolled spending when the housing market exploded in the 1970s.

Unfortunately, what I expect is that we'll be faced with tax increases to keep programs alive and moving some Government funding from the general fund to bonds (already one in this upcoming primary).

Click here for link at https://www.ppic.org/blog/who-is-unemployed-in-california/