New State-Imposed CalJOBS Demographic Data Collection

Workforce Services Information Notice                                                         

WSIN19-14

Issued: November 1, 2019

Assembly Bill (AB) 677 requires the Employment Development Department (EDD) to collect voluntary self-identification data about sexual orientation and gender identity when collecting demographic data. Beginning December 6, 2019, America’s Job Center of California^SM (AJCC) staff and customers will see changes in the CalJOBS^SM individual registration process to collect new demographic questions about sex orientation and gender identity.

The Statewide Training Unit will be hosting webinars in November to provide information to AJCC staff regarding the state law, the new demographic questions in CalJOBS, and the best practices for staff when asking about sensitive personal information. Specific training dates and times will be communicated by the Statewide Training Unit.

If you have any questions related to the CalJOBS system changes, please contact the CalJOBS Operations Unit at CalJOBSAdmin@edd.ca.gov.

If you have any questions related to training, please contact the Statewide Training Unit at cbutraining@edd.ca.gov.

/s/ KIMBERLEE MEYER, Chief
Central Office Workforce Services Division