California job market ranks among the weakest of the weak nationwide

California’s booming economy is one of the world’s largest, but a peek behind the curtain exposes the forbidding reality of a statewide job market that is ranked as one of the nation’s worst.

“There’s no sugarcoating the situation in California. Our economic growth is weak compared to other states,” said Jeff Bellisario, executive director of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute.

Nvidia headquarters complex in Santa Clara, seen in September 2025 in an aerial view. Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

Several reports...