Average quarterly employment before and after emergency allotments ended

Line chart showing quarterly employment rates by race/ethnicity from Q1 2022 through Q4 2023, with a vertical line marking when emergency allotments expired in Q1 2023. Employment rates are fairly stable across the period, rising modestly for Hispanic, White, and Asian and Pacific Islander participants after EAs expire while dipping slightly for Black participants. Hispanic participants have the highest employment rate throughout; White participants have the lowest.

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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; had a valid credit score in at least half of the quarters shown; and could be classified in terms of the size of their EAs in 2022 (N=630,060).

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