The Local and Regional Workforce Development Plans outline workforce development strategies and are separated into Local Workforce Development Plans and the Los Angeles Basin Region’s Workforce Development Plan. The plans summarize administration, program budgets, program goals, and service strategies for a stated period. The Local Strategic Workforce Plans align with the State of California Workforce Development Board's Strategic State Plan for California's Workforce Investment system.

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Join the Economic and Workforce Development Department at the upcoming Program Year 2025-28 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Regional and Local Planning Community and Stakeholder forums. The Regional Plan is aimed at the development and implementation of decision-making structures that will strengthen workforce activities and performance at the regional level of the seven Los Angeles Basin Local Boards.

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• Local Workforce Plan, Program Years 2025-2028
  November 2024


• Local Workforce Plan, Program Years 2021-2024
  April 2022


• Local Workforce Plan Biennial Modification
  April 2023
  



• Los Angeles Basin Regional Planning Unit
  • Regional Plan 2021-2024
  • Regional Workforce Development Plan 2017-2020 and Regional Workforce Development Plan 2019-2021 Two-Year Modifications


• WIOA Local Workforce Development Plans
  • WIOA Local Workforce Development Plans - 2017-2020 and WIOA Local Workforce Development Plans Biennial Modification 2019-20

The Annual Plan covers the service strategies, activities, and budget for the City’s Workforce Development System. It outlines how the City will deliver services and meet the objectives of promoting a trained workforce with access to good jobs and a strong business/employer regional economy.

The Workforce Development System is comprised of WorkSource/America's Job Centers of California, YouthSource Centers, and satellite sites, supported by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

• Year Twenty-Five Annual Plan, Program Year 2024-2025
  November 2024



• Year Twenty-Four Annual Plan, Program Year 2023-2024
  December 2023


• Year Twenty-Three Annual Plan, Program Year 2022-2023
  March 2023


• Year Twenty-Two Annual Plan, Program Year 2021-2022
  February 2022


• Year Twenty-One Annual Plan, Program Year 2020-2021
  August 2020


• Year Twenty Annual Plan, Program Year 2019-2020
  September 2019

A Blueprint for Employing, Retaining, and Advancing Older Workers Across LA

In an era characterized by rapid change and evolving job markets, the marginalization of Older Workers frequently sidelines individuals who possess invaluable experience and expertise. With a shrinking pool of skilled workers, businesses cannot afford to overlook the wealth of skills older employees offer.

AdvantAGE LA offers actionable recommendations for employers to capitalize on these opportunities, facilitating upskilling, reskilling, and the exploration of new career pathways for employees of all ages. By investing in Older Workers’ continued growth and development, businesses can retain valuable institutional knowledge and expertise while fostering a culture of lifelong learning for employees of all ages.

AdvantAGE LA also provides recommendations for municipalities, service providers, community-based organizations, and education and training providers needed to support Older Workers. By fostering age-inclusive workplaces and investing in the growth and development of employees across all stages of their careers, we can unlock the full potential of our workforce.

Older Adults already represent a significant part of the regional labor force, having outpaced the City’s general population over the past decade. They are working later into retirement, driven by a combination of inflation, uncertainties around economic safety net programs, and an intrinsic desire to remain involved in the workforce. These workers are highly competent and able to meet the demands of modern work.

AdvantAGE LA: A Blueprint for Employing, Retaining, and Advancing Older Workers Across LA
June 2024

The Economic and Workforce Development Department, the LA City Workforce Development Board and the Mayor’s Office commissioned this concept paper to develop high-level recommendations from crucial partners of the Los Angeles workforce development eco-system to:

Los Angeles and the wider region are poised to receive extraordinary financial support to develop crucial infrastructure, renewable energy projects and expand broadband access. Beyond the anticipated federal funds dedicated to infrastructure, the city has boosted its own spending on housing, transportation, renewable energy, and water management.

This wave of investment from federal, state, and local sources is expected to create thousands of construction and infrastructure-related jobs in the area. While the exact number of jobs is yet to be determined, it is widely acknowledged that we will see a significant increase in high-quality, career advancing positions in skilled trades.

LA Workforce Infrastructure Network Concept Paper
November 2024

LA Performance Partnership Pilot

The LA P3 - Horizons 32K Strategic Plan is a roadmap to a future where all Los Angeles opportunity youth secure and persist in quality education, training, and employment pathways.

Government and community leaders are embracing our collective responsibility for changing the systemic conditions contributing to youth disconnection in Los Angeles County through the LA P3 strategic plan “Horizons 32K: Los Angeles’s Blueprint for 32,000 Opportunity Youth Dreams”. Building from the successes of the previous LA Performance Partnership Pilot (LAP3) strategic plan, the new Horizons 32K strategic plan reaffirms our commitment to serving LA County’s 143,000 opportunity youth, charting a course toward a more inclusive, supportive future.

Horizons 32K Strategic Plan
November 2024

Nearly one out of six young people, ages 18-24, in the City and County of Los Angeles are out of school and out of work. This statistic translates into over 170,000 young people in the county, which 66,400 live in the City of Los Angeles, who will face future economic challenges, unless they are reconnected to educational and employment opportunities. The Los Angeles Performance Partnership Pilot means providing a second chance for those young adults who dropped out of high school; an employment and career start for those not in the workforce; access to housing, health and social resources and services to those in need.

The Performance Partnership Pilot Strategic Plan provides the most current data on the region’s “Opportunity Youth” population. It highlights current efforts to build a better system of care, and most importantly provides recommendations to our elected public bodies and to our philanthropic partners on action steps that would lower the disconnection rate from one out of six to a much lower ratio.

2017-2020 Strategic Plan Serving Disconnected Youth
July 2017

September 2019

Citywide Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)

Volume I - Strategy

• Executive Summary
• Strategy Development Overview
• City and Focus Area Sociodemographic and Industry Context
• Economic Development Existing Conditions and Global Best Practices
• Strategy Purpose and Vision
• Long-Term Goals
• Five Year Implementation Plan
• Focus Area Strategies
• Acknowledgments

Volume II - Appendices

• City and Focus Area Demographic, Economic and Industry Context
• Economic Development Existing Conditions
• Global Best Practices
• Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
• Evaluation Framework
• Summary of Phase 1 and Phase II Feedback
• US Economic Development Agency Eligibility Criteria

EWDD Status Report, 2013-2018
A Five Year Re-Cap of the Economic and Workforce Development Department
December 2018

EWDD Status Report, 2013-2015 May 2016

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Measure of America, a project of the Social Science Research Council, released a comprehensive report that measures well-being across race, place, and gender in LA County. Using the American Human Development (HD) Index — a standardized metric created by Measure of America that combines health, education, and earnings data — Portrait of LAC examines 106 cities and unincorporated areas in LA County as well as thirty-five community plan areas within the City of Los Angeles.

The data is further broken down by race and ethnicity and by gender to reveal critical gaps and areas for improvement. The report, developed in collaboration with LA County departments and the Southern California Grantmakers, will help policymakers, businesses, philanthropists, and advocates identify areas of need and tailor interventions accordingly, building the capabilities people need to seize opportunities and live up to their full potential.

For this report, a ranked index has been calculated for 106 cities and unincorporated areas in LA County as well as the thirty-five community plan areas within the City of Los Angeles; for major racial and ethnic groups; for women and men; and for US- and foreign-born LA County residents

2017-2020 Strategic Plan Serving Disconnected Youth
November 2017