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Essential Workers during COVID-19 in the Los Angeles region (CCW report)

This report is the 16th in a series of reports on occupations in Los Angeles County industries, published by LAEDC in partnership with Center for a Competitive Workforce (CCW). VISIT THE CUSTOM WEBPAGE FOR THIS REPORT: https://ccw.losangelesrc.org/essential/ During COVID-19, workers at "essential industries" in Los Angeles County reported for work and kept the economy and society going. This report's...

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Together for LA: LA's coordinated response to small businesses under COVID-19

This report, Together for LA: First Report on LA's COVID-19 Small Business Response, by Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD), is being hosted by LAEDC because we are partnering in the Together for LA initiative to save LA County's small businesses.  The report  describes a coordinated response to the region's small business challenges in the face of COVID's health and economic crisis, describes...

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Four Year Colleges and Universities: Addressing the Knowledge Worker Talent Gap in Southern California

Business and education leaders are going to have to work together to ensure that Southern California has the skilled workforce it needs to maintain its global reputation as the home of innovative business and technology leaders, according to a report recently released by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) and California State University, Northridge. The report, “Four-Year...

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Construction in the Los Angeles Basin: An Industry with Growing “Middle-Skill” Workforce Shortages

The partnership between our region’s community colleges and industry has never been more important.  LAEDC, as the region’s economic development leader, is a strategic partner facilitating regional industry engagement efforts and providing the labor market research expertise from which good planning and data-driven decisions can be made.  Together, the colleges and LAEDC are leading this important...

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Protective Services Occupations in the Los Angeles Basin

The partnership between our region’s community colleges and industry has never been more important.  LAEDC, as the region’s economic development leader, is a strategic partner facilitating regional industry engagement efforts and providing the labor market research expertise from which good planning and data-driven decisions can be made.  Together, the colleges and LAEDC are leading this important...

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Coronavirus impact on Southern California economy - Estimates of possible unemployment levels

On April 21, 2020, the LAEDC Institute for Applied Economics has published estimates for the Southern California economic conditions in May 2020, estimating a potential unemployment rate of 31.7% for Los Angeles MSA (LA and Orange Counties) and 31.4% for the broader Southern California region.  These estimates will change depending on many factors including policy interventions, and LAEDC will provide...

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Coronavirus impact on Southern California economy - Estimates of possible unemployment levels

On April 21, 2020, the LAEDC Institute for Applied Economics has published estimates for the Southern California economic conditions in May 2020, estimating a potential unemployment rate of 31.7% for Los Angeles MSA (LA and Orange Counties) and 31.4% for the broader Southern California region.  These estimates will change depending on many factors including policy interventions, and LAEDC will provide...

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LAEDC’s initial March 17, 2020 analysis of COVID’s impact on the LA County economy

This research brief was released by LAEDC's Institute for Applied Economics the first week of California's lockdown for the COVID-19 crisis of 2020. It provided stakeholders in the region and broader nation with analysis to prepare for the unprecedented and deeply damaging and rapid economic changes, job dislocations and business challenges that we would all face.  Originally circulated as a direct,...

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EV Industry Report: Energizing an Ecosystem, The Electric Mobility Revolution in SoCal

The Electric Vehicle (EV) industry growth in California has positioned the state as a globally leading researcher, designer, manufacturer and exporter of transportation-related products, services and technologies, creating 275,600 direct EV industry jobs statewide.  Read LAEDC's analysis of the industry in California, Southern California, as well as insights on the importance of EV adoption to environmental...

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Ocean Economy in LA County

Today in LA County, 117,000 workers are directly employed in the region’s “Blue” or “Ocean” economy, with an additional 82,500 jobs sustained by the industry, according to a report: The Ocean Economy in Los Angeles County, which was sponsored by LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn’s office and released by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) and prepared in collaboration...

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