As a result of the current strength of the California economy, Californians are by and large working very hard, but are doing so in jobs providing many of them with flexible schedules and the opportunity to learn new skills and make decisions on their own. About a third of the employed population is currently working 45 hours or more per week and more than 40 percent report that their jobs require them to work very fast without breaks. Ten percent of workers hold two or more jobs. Sixty percent of the employed population in the state report having the flexibility to change the time they usually begin and end work. Almost 90 percent state that their job requires them to learn new skills.
Job change is pervasive and frequent .
Forty-five percent of the employed population have worked at their current main job two years or less. Median job tenure is only 3 years. The necessity of computer literacy is becoming a given among Californians. As befits the contemporary California economy, extent of education has a strong effect on employment rates . Fewer than half of adults with less than a high school education report being employed.