Latino Economic Report
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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 shape its full economic participation.
This report examines the role of the Latino community across the regional economy, including workforce participation, business formation, and industry presence, and analyzes how existing systems influence economic mobility, access to capital, and pathways to scale. It identifies where structural misalignment between the Latino community’s role in the workforce and business base and the region’s priorities for capital allocation, workforce development, and business growth limits Los Angeles County’s economic performance.
It then documents where that misalignment exists, how it constrains performance, and what it will take to fully activate Latino economic power at scale.
Read alongside the broader affinity report series, the series contributes to multiple perspectives on Los Angeles County’s economic present and future.
• Check out the Black Los Angeles Economic Report
• Check out the Women's Economic Report