Category: Industry Clusters
Industry Clusters of LA County: competitive strengths, employment detailed in LAEDC study
Ocean Economy report released by LAEDC and Altasea
LA’s “Blue Economy” Represents a Major Jobs, Wage and Tax Revenue Driver Rarely Tracked, LAEDC Says: “Blue Industry Jobs Projected to Grow to 126,000 by…
CA Investment Guide describes LA’s thriving industries and talent
Site Selection Magazine has published an update to the California Investment Guide, which provides a great overview of major industries creating opportunity in LA and…
Recap: Future Forum, the Future of FinTech
New platforms are deeply affecting planning of banks, financial institutions, and the VC community, as smaller and nimble early stage fintech companies utilize technological expertise, mobile…
LA Will See 125,000 Job Openings in Health Care in Next Five Years, According to Center for a Competitive Workforce
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 24, 2018) – In a continuing series of industry deep-dive reports, the Center for a Competitive Workforce today released Health Care…
AB 427 (Muratsuchi) Would Establish California Aerospace and Aviation Commission
Track progress of this bill here. LAEDC, an organization dedicated to advancing opportunity and prosperity, is pleased to offer our support for Assembly Bill 427…
CNBC: Billions in Investment Pour into Los Angeles, Fueling Startups and Industries
Billions pour into LA as it gears up to be the next Silicon Valley Ronald Grover, CNBC.com This article is best viewed on CNBC’s website,…
LA’s Greentech, Cleantech, and Advanced Transportation Garnering Attention
Several media outlets have recently noted that Los Angeles (and California) have developed a significant and growing “greentech” and “cleantech” industry. Not only are these industries…
People, Industries, Jobs Report – 2017 Edition
LAEDC has published the 2017 People, Industries and Jobs Report, which provides in-depth analysis of key industries and occupations for the Los Angeles region, including…
Report: Trade & Logistics Industry in Southern California
LAEDC’s Institute for Applied Economics has released the report, Goods on the Move: Trade and Logistics in Southern California. The report looks at jobs, wages,…
State must keep the life sciences healthy: Guest commentary
As LAEDC continues to foster growth of the lifesciences / biosciences industry cluster in the Los Angeles region, we wanted to share excerpts of an…
WIRED Magazine Envisions the Future of Driverless Cars
WIRED has published a special series of articles and videos on autonomous vehicles and other types of automation that are changing the future of work,…
Otis Report Defines Creative Economy in LA and California
The 2017 Otis Report on the Creative Economy was released May 18th, 2017 by Otis College. As in past years, LAEDC economists provided the data analysis, and LAEDC…
Mobility: the new space race. Media highlights growing Advanced Transportation industry
LAEDC’s work fostering growth of the Advanced Transportation industry cluster is recognized in two lengthy articles in SoCal News Group’s 11 newspapers. The articles describe electric,…
AB 957 (Levine) Supports Industry-Aligned Workforce Training
LAEDC is working to ensure that our region’s talent development systems are closely aligned with local industry, so that we are graduating the right amount…