Gavin Newsom (Democratic) has been Governor of California since 7 Jan 2019. California's real state GDP rose 2.7% a year under Gavin Newsom, in office since January 2019, against +2.5% for the United States. Among the 49 states with a year or more of figures, California ranks 4th on GDP per person and 37th of 39 on population growth. California and the United States part most on the house price index, +5.8% a year against +7.4%. For comparison, real state GDP climbed 3.5% a year under Jerry Brown, 2011 to 2019. The unemployment rate is 5.1% of the labour force (Sep 2026), 0.8 percentage points above its level at day zero.

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