Crenshaw Crossing Announces Local Hire Program
April 25, 2019
Watt, West Angeles CDC partner with CRCD to ensure jobs go to area residents
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WorkSource Center
Return of the Rams Means Return of the Jobs!
May 4, 2016
Hundreds of thousands of South L.A residents have found and will find jobs due to the return of the football team.
Mayor’s New Jobs Plan Involves Industry Specific Training
October 14, 2015
There’s little dispute that the path to a vibrant and economically diverse Los Angeles begins with a population of well-trained workers. In Los Angeles, the challenge is that nearly 25 % of adults haven’t finished high school. Mayor Eric Garcetti, working with Workforce partners, has set out to tackle that challenge head on. Beginning in 2014, Garcetti redesigned the city’s workforce development system, tying job readiness more closely to educational attainment and industry-specific training. Garcetti worked closely with the Workforce Development Board, which oversees workforce programs, and Jan Perry, General Manager of the Economic & Workforce Development Department, to get