| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | January 1, 2003 |
| Jurisdiction | California |
| Headquarters | 800 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, California 38°34′38.26″N 121°29′50.16″W / 38.5772944°N 121.4972667°W |
| Employees | 14,000 |
| Annual budget | US$ 26.4 billion (2011) |
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| Website | labor |
The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) is a cabinet-level agency of the government of California. The agency coordinates workforce programs by overseeing seven major departments dealing with benefit administration, enforcement of California labor laws, appellate functions related to employee benefits, workforce development, tax collection, economic development activities. It was conceived by the 37th governor Gray Davis and was formally created by S.B. 1236 in 2002.[1][2]