California's unemployment rate soars, but worst yet to come

Food is loaded onto vehicles last a food distribution center Friday, April 17, 2020, in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles. Food banks in the state have seen a spike in numbers as the state's unemployment level has jumped to to 5.3% for the month of March. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

FILE — In this March 31, 2020 file photo the American flag flutters in the wind as work is done on the roof of a building under construction in Sacramento, Calif. On Friday April 17, 2020, the California Employment Development Department announced the state's unemployment rate jumped to 5.3% in March, up from 3.9% the previous month. Construction job losses made up 11.6% of the decline. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

FILE — In this March 17, 2020 file photo bartender Courtney Schrag places beverage cans on the bar as she other employees prepare to close de Vere's Irish Pub in Sacramento, Calif. On Friday April 17, 2020, the California Employment Development Department announced the state's unemployment rate jumped to 5.3% in March, up from 3.9% the previous month. Job losses in the leisure and hospitality industry led the decline. The pub closed due to Gov. Gavin Newsom' s guidelines restricting bars and restaurants caused the coronavirus outbreak, and will reopen when the restrictions are lifted. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Cars line up at a food distribution center Friday, April 17, 2020, in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles. Food banks in the state have seen a spike in numbers as the state's unemployment level has jumped to to 5.3% for the month of March. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Zachary Davis, poses for a photo at The Penny Ice Creamery in Santa Cruz, Calif. Friday, April 17, 2020. Davis who owns two ice cream parlors, a beachside cafe and a taco bar in Santa Cruz, has had to lay off 70 employees due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Martha Mendoza)

Wearing a protective mask, Zachary Davis poses for a photo at The Penny Ice Creamery in Santa Cruz, Calif. Friday, April 17, 2020. Davis, who owns two ice cream parlors, a beachside cafe and a taco bar in Santa Cruz, has had to lay off 70 employees due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Martha Mendoza)

Wearing a protective mask Zachary Davis, serves up a scoop of ice cream at his shop The Penny Ice Creamery in Santa Cruz, Calif., Friday, April 17, 2020. Davis, who owns two ice cream parlors, a beachside cafe and a taco bar in Santa Cruz, has had to lay off 70 employees due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Martha Mendoza)