Average wage earnings among CalFresh participants

Line graph showing average quarterly wage earnings for CalFresh participants from Q1 2022 to Q4 2023. Earnings were relatively stagnant throughout 2022, hovering around $2,600–$2,700. Starting in Q1 2023, around the time Emergency Allotments expired, average quarterly wage earnings began to rise significantly, reaching nearly $3,600 by the end of 2023.

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Notes: The sample includes individuals who were enrolled in CalFresh in 2023Q1 as well as at least one quarter in 2022; were 25-54 years old in 2023Q1; and had a valid credit score in at least half of the quarters shown (N=1,270,732). Non-employed individuals have $0 in quarterly wage earnings.

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