Los Angeles - Phil Mangano has lived a good life in Los Angeles' film and television editors for years.

"It's just one job after another," Mangano told CBS News. "...a very consistent job."

But afterward Hollywood writer and actor A months-long strike took place in 2023, and the production site was stopped.

California lost about 40,000 film and television jobs that year alone, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“When it was finally settled, we were like, OK, so good, everything is going to come back,” Mangano said. “There is no significant increase in job opportunities.”

TV production in the Greater Los Angeles area has dropped 58% since reaching its peak in 2021, according to nonprofit Filmla. The number of days for TV shooting fell from 18,560 in 2021 to 7,716 in 2024.

In the first quarter of 2025, on-site production in Los Angeles fell 22.4% from the same period last year, which is the number of Filmla.

"Currently, this is a diversion situation. The patient is dying and you need to bring it back to life," Matthew Belloni introduced Puck News' performance business and hosted the popular podcast "The Town."

Belloni said Hollywood production, therefore working, has gone to other U.S. states and other countries willing to offer generous tax incentives.

"Some European countries can provide up to 40% return in these works," Belloni said. "It's very influential."

California Governor Gavin Newsom Want to stop bleeding By increasing the state's annual movie and TV tax credit from $330 million to $750 million.

"Movies and film production, pre- and post-production, it's in life support," Newsom told reporters earlier this month. "Los Angeles County and Los Angeles cities are struggling."

But is the proposal too late?

"The sad reality is that California has been sitting on this issue for 30 years," Belloni said.

Belloni is not sure if California can provide enough tax credits to offset the high costs of working in the state.

"Other jurisdictions have made their own aggressive cuts to bureaucracy," Belloni said. "Is California willing to do this? Don't know."

Meanwhile, Mangano in Hollywood and thousands of others are looking for any job they can find.

"I applied for a job at Costco a few months ago," Mangano said, adding that he couldn't stick with it "for longer."

"I have a little saving left," he added. "We hope it will keep us for a few months. Then, we have to start making some tough decisions...whether we can keep the house or not."