How Many Earned Wages

What this page shows us:  This page shows how many working age regional center clients have earned money in each of the last nine years. The number of people making money stayed about the same during and after the great recession. However, since the passage of California’s Employment First Policy, in 2013, the number of people making money has steadily increased.

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Year Number of Consumers
Receiving Wages
2008 17,346
2009 17,142
2010 17,242
2011 17,870
2012 17,238
2013 17,615
2014 19,021
2015 20,157
2016 21,733
2017 23,265

Average Number of Consumers Receiving Wages Bar Graph 2008: 17,346 2009: 17,142 2010: 17,242 2011: 17,870 2012: 17,238 2013: 17,615 2014: 19,021 2015: 20,157 2016: 21,733 2017: 23,265

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DATA SOURCE: The data is from Employment Development Department (EDD). CA EDD data reflects the average annual wages reported to EDD for the purpose of Unemployment Insurance reporting, a limitation of the data as some people have contract earnings that are unreported.


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