South LA Construction Career Academy Prepares Students for In Demand Construction Jobs
Los Angeles Urban League’s Construction Career Academy (CCA) held its first class of the new year this past week with a full house of diverse men and women [...]
LA County Construction Employment Expected to Grow 6% Over Next 5 Years
The construction sector in Los Angeles County will add nearly 9,500 jobs over the next five years, a growth rate of 6%, according to forecast details released Feb. [...]
Economic Forecast Presented by Cal State Fullerton Professor
Anil Puri Looks to 2020 During Conference In terms of political discord, history is not a guide for the economy. For example, when President Richard Nixon resigned from [...]
Art of Business During Aging Construction Industry
Stay Successful by Being Prepared During and after the Great Recession — between 2007 and 2011 — approximately 2 million workers left construction jobs. The industry has not [...]
Infrastructure Projects Expected to Drive Demand for CA Construction Workers
Southern California Partnership for Jobs advocates for responsible investment in public infrastructure projects to help fix our aging transportation networks, water, sewer and storm drain systems. In turn, [...]
Jobs in construction continue strong growth
Industry added 33,000 net new jobs in April According to Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the future looks [...]
HireLAX Pre-apprenticeship program addresses workforce issues Preparing workers for local infrastructure projects
Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) multi-billion-dollar modernization program promises to deliver a world-class experience for travelers and transform public transportation in and around the airport. Now that ground [...]
Opportunities Abound as Careers in Construction Grow in SoCal
Southern California Partnership for Jobs Focuses Efforts on Apprenticeship Training Programs Job prospects are hot for careers in construction. In Southern California, 9,400 jobs were added in March [...]
America’s Infrastructure Workforce Challenge Also Presents an Opportunity
From clogged roads and unsafe bridges to unreliable water supplies, America’s infrastructure challenges are well-known. But less well-known is the enormous infrastructure workforce challenge facing the country. [...]
Supervisor Barger and the Southern California Partnership for Jobs are Powering Infrastructure Development in Los Angeles County
It keeps our roads paved, our water clean, our goods moving, and our economy growing. On behalf of our member organizations, the Southern California Partnership for Jobs would [...]