THE DATA ALL REPORTS
Economic Impact of Paramount Skydance in California
Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) signed a definitive merger agreement on February 27, 2026, in a transaction valued at roughly $77 billion in equity. In August 2026, Paramount commissioned LAEDC’s Institute for Applied Economics (IAE) to estimate the economic and fiscal impacts to California of two of the outcomes at stake in the negotiations at the time....
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| Report Size | 1.46 MB |
| Date Uploaded | October 7, 2026 |
| Last Updated | October 7, 2026 |
| File Type |  .pdf |
Projected Economic Impacts of The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic & Paralympic Games
This report was prepared by the Institute for Applied Economics of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC). As the Southern California region’s premier economic development organization, LAEDC drives action in support of a reimagined Los Angeles regional economy that is growing, equitable, sustainable and resilient, and provides a healthy and high standard of living for...
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| Date Uploaded | September 14, 2026 |
| Last Updated | September 15, 2026 |
| File Type | .pdf |
The Economic Impact of the Nonprofit Sector
With approximately 335,000 employees, the nonprofit sector would rank as the fourth-largest employer in Los Angeles County — ahead of manufacturing, and behind only health care and social assistance, accommodation and food services, and retail trade. It has never been counted that way. Nonprofit activity is distributed across health care, education, arts, and human services...
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| Date Uploaded | September 10, 2026 |
| Last Updated | September 10, 2026 |
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LAEDC: An Internal Reflection
This report marks a moment of reflection as LAEDC concludes one strategic chapter and prepares to begin another. Its purpose is to examine the institution we have built and the internal transformation that has strengthened our ability to serve Los Angeles County. The accomplishments presented in these pages reflect deliberate choices about our people, culture, policies, practices, governance, and...
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| Report Size | 204.68 MB |
| Date Uploaded | July 29, 2026 |
| Last Updated | August 19, 2026 |
| File Type | .pdf |
The LGBTQ+ Economic Report
Belonging Pays is the LGBTQ+ edition of LAEDC’s 2026 Affinity Report series. This report makes a unique analytical contribution: belonging as economic infrastructure. It sets out to show that inclusion is not a values position appended to an economy—it is a precondition of one. The argument runs in two steps. People who feel they are able to belong are able to disclose their true selves; and...
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| Report Size | 15.36 MB |
| Date Uploaded | June 29, 2026 |
| Last Updated | August 19, 2026 |
| File Type | .pdf |
Black Economic Report Expanded
LAEDC’s Juneteenth expansion of the Black Los Angeles County Economic Report documents Black leadership, enterprise, and wellness as regional infrastructure. Building from the inaugural 2026 Black Affinity Report, this expansion brings into view the civic leaders, institutions, entrepreneurs, healthcare providers, cultural anchors, and cross-sector partners shaping economic opportunity across Los...
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| Report Size | 73.24 MB |
| Date Uploaded | June 19, 2026 |
| Last Updated | August 19, 2026 |
| File Type | .pdf |
The AANHPI Economic Report
This report is the fourth in a series of affinity-focused publications examining Black, Women, Latino, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and LGBTQ+ communities across Los Angeles County. Building upon previous editions, this report explores the histories, demographic trends, economic contributions, and structural conditions shaping Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander...
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| Report Size | 50.96 MB |
| Date Uploaded | May 27, 2026 |
| Last Updated | August 19, 2026 |
| File Type | .pdf |
Latino Economic Report
This report is the third in a series of affinity-focused publications examining Black, Women, Latino, AANHPI, and LGBTQ leadership across Los Angeles County. Building on the foundation established in the inaugural report and the institutional lens advanced in the second, this edition centers the Latino community as a primary driver of the regional economy and examines the structural conditions that...
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| Report Size | 53.17 MB |
| Date Uploaded | May 6, 2026 |
| Last Updated | September 29, 2026 |
| File Type | .pdf |
2026 FDI Report
As California consolidates its position as the fourth largest economy in the world in 2026, foreign investment continues to expand its footprint across the state. This year, 19,717 foreign-owned enterprises (FOEs) accounted for 847,245 jobs — an increase of 33,143 jobs from the prior year — paying an estimated $96.2 billion in wages to Californians. As trade and investment feature more and more...
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| Report Size | 5.37 MB |
| Date Uploaded | April 28, 2026 |
| Last Updated | April 30, 2026 |
| File Type | .pdf |
Women's Los Angeles Economic Report
This report is the second in a series of affinity-focused collections highlighting Black, Women, Latino, AANHPI, and LGBTQ leadership and their partnership across Los Angeles County. Building on the foundation established in the inaugural report, this edition shifts the lens from collective infrastructure to positional authority, examining the measurable influence of women within the institutions...
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| Report Size | 391.28 MB |
| Date Uploaded | March 26, 2026 |
| Last Updated | August 19, 2026 |
| File Type | .pdf |