A Los Angeles Worker Who Loses a Full-Time Minimum Wage Job Could Not Afford a Month of Rent with Unemployment Benefits

Monthly Income for a Los Angeles County Worker Who Loses a $16.90-Per-Hour Job

Note: Rent is $1,534, which reflects Fair Market Rent for a studio apartment in Los Angeles County in 2023. Chart assumes unemployment benefits are only source of income.
Source: Budget Center analysis of California Unemployment Insurance Code, art. 2, sec. 1280(c) and US Department of Housing & Urban Development data