Introduction Many assume people experiencing homelessness are not working. In Los Angeles County, which has the largest population of people experiencing homelessness in the country, a prior Californi...

Executive Summary Financial instability is a leading driver of homelessness, and recent research has found that temporary financial assistance, targeted to at-risk households, reduces entries into hom...

Executive Summary Food insecurity is widespread among college students in the United States. CalFresh food benefits, known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, can help...

As people relocate, the demographics of the Bay Area are also changing.

This report follows Bay Area households, showing who leaves, where they go, and how their finances and neighborhoods change after they move.

JOURNAL ARTICLE: Does Rapid Re-Housing reduce homelessness? Published in Journal of Urban Economics, August, 2026. Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) programs (also called time-limited subsidies in Los Angeles Co...

Evan White, the co-executive director of the California Policy Lab, details why thousands of residents have left the Golden State in recent years.

California now has the nation's first dashboard to publicly track artificial intelligence-related job trends, ones created and ones lost. As of now, early findings show no evidence of rising statewide...

Tracking AI-Related Job Loss Using Unemployment Insurance Claims Data in California The California Employment Development Department partnered with the nonpartisan California Policy Lab at the Univers...

This analysis focuses on Senate Bill 620, which went into effect in 2018, gave judges discretion in whether to apply certain gun enhancements.

Berkeley, May 4, 2026 – Community college students who receive CalFresh during their first year of college are more likely to stay on track academically and return for a second year, according to a ne...

New California Policy Lab research shows who's leaving California, where they go, and whether it pays off.

The California Policy Lab shows for the first time that residents who move out of the state often find a lower cost of living and are more likely to own a home. High costs for essentials also discoura...

Using unique data, this report shows who is moving out of California, where they move to, and whether it pays off.

This report shows that unemployment insurance provided a safety-net for 50,000 inventors who filed a patent before filing for unemployment.

March 3, 2026, Berkeley, CA — The nonpartisan California Policy Lab (CPL) today updated the California Credit Dashboard with data through December 2025, revealing a split financial picture across the ...