Industry Reports

Sector Scan: Retail Including eCommerce

Retail Industry: This CCW sector-scan is a short report summarizing some of the middle-skill occupations in the retail industry (which includes some occupations outside of “store” type occupations) and these occupations pay a living wage or better, with significant job openings in the coming years. Occupations covered in this report include: •Pharmacy Technicians •Hairdressers, Hairstylists...

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Report Size	1.36 MB
Date Uploaded	September 1, 2019
Last Updated	September 1, 2019
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HIGH GROWTH MIDDLE-SKILL OCCUPATIONS

2019 High Growth Occupations: Target occupations identified in this report all have high-growth potential over the next five years, pay well above a living wage, and are accessible to job-seekers who have attained some post-secondary education but less than a bachelor’s degree. In essence, these chosen occupations all represent viable career paths for community college students in the region who...

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Report Size	2.44 MB
Date Uploaded	September 1, 2019
Last Updated	September 1, 2019
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Professional Services Industry in the LA Basin: Occupations and Forecast

In a continuing series of industry deep-dive reports, the Center for a Competitive Workforce, which LAEDC co-founded, has released Professional Services Industry in the Los Angeles Basin, which forecasts job opportunities, analyzes changing skills requirements, and illuminates career education pathways for the professional and business services industries in the greater LA Basin. The report,...

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Report Size	11.34 MB
Date Uploaded	December 11, 2018
Last Updated	December 11, 2018
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Healthcare Services Industry in LA Basin: Occupations & Talent

In a continuing series of industry deep-dive reports, the Center for a Competitive Workforce, which LAEDC co-founded, has released Health Care Services in the Los Angeles Basin, which forecasts job opportunities, analyzes changing skills requirements, and illuminates career education pathways for the local-serving health care industry in the greater LA Basin. The report, accompanied by a 12-page...

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Report Size	3.19 MB
Date Uploaded	September 27, 2018
Last Updated	September 27, 2018
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Center for a Competitive Workforce: Entertainment and the Rise of Digital Media

For over a century, the entertainment industry has thrived in the Los Angeles Basin, a region encompassing Los Angeles and Orange counties. Known as the home of the motion picture industry, the Los Angeles Basin also contains a significant portion of the recording industry. The industry’s major companies have much, if not all, of their regional corporate operations and maintain studios and production...

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Report Size	1.17 MB
Date Uploaded	February 12, 2018
Last Updated	February 12, 2018
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Trade & Logistics Industry in Southern California

The report looks at jobs, wages, economic impact, trends, and factors affecting the future of this major regional industry cluster, which directly employs over half a million people in Southern California. ...

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Report Size	1.38 MB
Date Uploaded	June 12, 2017
Last Updated	June 12, 2017
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Building the Future: Construction in Southern California, the Industry, its Jobs and its Economic Contribution

A study of the construction industry, focused on Southern California including Los Angeles County. ...

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Report Size	1.08 MB
Date Uploaded	September 15, 2016
Last Updated	September 15, 2016
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Aerospace: The Changing Face of Aerospace in Southern California 2016

LAEDC, in coordination with the San Diego Regional EDC, has released a new report titled, “The Changing Face of Aerospace in Southern California.” The report provides useful insight on this economic engine for our regional economy. View and download the Report – CLICK HERE Fact Sheet with Talking Points – CLICK HERE Press Release- CLICK HERE View the slide deck that Dr. Cooper presented...

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Report Size	1.92 MB
Date Uploaded	May 17, 2016
Last Updated	May 17, 2016
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Otis Report on the Creative Economy of California and the Los Angeles Region

The Otis Report on the Creative Economy is an annual report that summarizes the critically important economic engine of creative industries in our region. The report is generously sponsored by Otis College, and the research and analysis is conducted by LAEDC’s Kyser Center for Economic Research. The 2015 version of Otis Report is now released and available, and provides an important resource...

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Report Size	6.08 MB
Date Uploaded	May 17, 2016
Last Updated	May 17, 2016
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The Oil and Gas Industry in California: Its Economic Contribution and Workforce

The LAEDC’s Institute for Applied Economics (IAE) has published a study titled <em>The Oil and Gas Industry in California: Its Economic Contribution and Workforce. California’s O&G industry continues to be a significant driver of the state economy, supporting 456,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs with $38 billion in overall labor income, and accounting for 3.4 percent of the...

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Report Size	1.95 MB
Date Uploaded	September 3, 2015
Last Updated	September 3, 2015
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