LAEDC Economic Briefing from July 19: Small business revenue still far below pre-pandemic level
Watch latest analysis from LAEDC CEO Bill Allen and economists from our Institute for Applied Economics
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WTCLA report: UK companies in California support 111,430 jobs paying $9.4m to California workers
World Trade Center Los Angeles (WTCLA) has published a new report, United Kingdom Foreign Direct Investment in California, which finds that UK companies that have…
LA’s role in mRNA, future of medical research & treatments discussed at Future Forum
“You will see an explosion of research on mRNA, which has now been proven effective and gained approvals, and LA will get its share of this money an…
LAEDC releases 2021 Economic Forecast: A Tale of Two Recoveries
LAEDC has released its 2021 Economic Forecast, which frames the economic toll of the pandemic in terms of impact to LA's people, and provides an emplo…
LAEDC research note on restaurant jobs at risk
Latest analysis of restaurant jobs at risk in LA County due to health restrictions, from LAEDC's Institute for Applied Economics
Industry Clusters of LA County: competitive strengths, employment detailed in LAEDC study
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The increasing need for university educated workforce in SoCal is explored in new report
Meeting the workforce needs in high-growth industries relies upon continuous collaboration between industry and educators, according to CSUN / LAEDC r…
Overcoming challenges: stories of perseverance and assistance in LAEDC 2020 Annual Report
LAEDC’s annual report tells the stories of many businesses and their employees who have faced unprecedented crisis in 2020 and managed to move ahead. Read…
LAEDC offers analysis of March 2020 EDD Employment Report for LA County
LAEDC’s Institute for Applied Economics offers analysis below of the March jobs report for LA County published April 17th, 2020 by California EDD. It should…
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…
LAEDC Annual Economic Forecast is published
LAEDC has published its 2020 Economic Forecast, which was presented February 19th, 2020. The report, while generally optimistic about continued modes…
Oil and Gas Industry in California: 2019 Report
LAEDC has published a new report, Oil & Gas In California: The Industry, Its Economic Contribution and User Industries at Risk. Download the report by clicking…
Canada’s economic ties to Southern California highlighted in report
Happy Canada Day, one and all. A new report is now available that highlights the strong connections between our friends to the north and Southern…
Report quantifies economic impact and jobs created by LA’s team sports industry
Today, at the inaugural Los Angeles Sports Summit, a new report was released quantifying the economic impact of sports team activity in the greater LA…
Economic Forecast for San Gabriel Valley published by LAEDC and SGVEP
Dr. Somjita Mitra, Director of the Institute for Applied Economics at LAEDC presented the economic forecast for the San Gabriel Valley on April 4th, 2019…
LAEDC releases Economic Forecast report for 2019-2020
LAEDC has published its annual Economic Forecast report, which covers the US, California, Los Angeles County and the other counties of Southern California. The report…
County’s Economic Development Scorecard is published
Office of LA County CEO has published the latest summary of economic development progress, detailing workforce development, business assistance, financial assistance, capital development and more. …
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…
WTCLA Releases FDI report, Prepares to Honor BYD at 2018 Select LA Investment Summit
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 18, 2017) — The World Trade Center Los Angeles (WTCLA) today released the report Foreign Direct Investment in Southern California, 2018…
What is the Institute for Applied Economics?
It is interesting what kind of reactions people give me when I mention that I am interested in economics. Some people roll their eyes, some…
Getty-led Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA Created Over 4,000 Jobs and Celebrated Latin American and Latino Art
LAEDC’s Institute for Applied Economics has found that the Pacific Standard Time LA/LA initiative not only brought the Latin American and Latin art to 2.8 million visitors…
LAEDC Presents San Gabriel Valley Economic Forecast
LAEDC’s Dr. Somjita Mitra presented the San Gabriel Valley economic forecast on March 15th, which projects growth and increasing employment for the region. The LAEDC…
LAEDC publishes Economic Forecast 2018-2019
LAEDC's Institute for Applied Economics has published the annual LAEDC Economic Forecast, covering years 2018-2019, with a focus on California and Los…
Report: Digital Media & Entertainment Industry, by Center for Competitive Workforce
Center for a Competitive Workforce (CCW), of which LAEDC is a partner, has published a new report analyzing the Entertainment & Digital Media Industry in…