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 Discover the latest trends, insights, and opportunities in Southern California with the "Los Angeles Job Market Report" podcast. Each episode delves into the dynamic LA job market, featuring expert interviews, industry analysis, and practical career advice. Stay ahead of the competition with insider tips on job hunting, networking, and career growth in Los Angeles. Whether you're a job seeker, employer, or just curious about the local economy, this podcast is your go-to resource for navigating the ever-changing job landscape in the City of Angels. Tune in and elevate your career prospects today!

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    • LA Job Market Cools Amid National Slowdown; Healthcare, Trades Offer Resilience Amidst Uncertainty

      LA Job Market Cools Amid National Slowdown; Healthcare, Trades Offer Resilience Amidst Uncertainty
      Jan 16 2026
      Los Angeles job market shows signs of cooling amid national slowdowns, with unemployment ticking up as hiring slows in many sectors. The U.S. Labor Department reports national unemployment at 4.6 percent in November, the highest in over four years, while California faces a sluggish economy per UCLA Anderson Forecast, and local rates may hover higher around 6 percent based on Southern California trends. Employment landscape remains competitive, driven by healthcare gains adding 46,000 jobs nationally, construction up 28,000, but losses in manufacturing and leisure hospitality signal weakness. Key statistics include nonfarm payrolls at a meager 119,000 recently, with broader underutilization at 8 percent including part-timers and discouraged workers. Trends point to divergence, Monster's 2026 Outlook noting strong demand in healthcare like registered nurses and therapists, skilled trades such as automotive technicians, and logistics, while AI displaces entry-level roles and CEOs cite economic uncertainty as top 2026 threat per Conference Board. Unemployment rate for LA aligns with state rises, Black unemployment at 7.5 percent nationally highlighting disparities. Major industries are entertainment, tech, healthcare, and trade; top employers include USC, Kaiser Permanente, and Amazon. Growing sectors encompass healthcare, infrastructure, and AI-related ops, with wage growth at 3.5 to 3.8 percent yearly outpacing some inflation. Recent developments feature LA minimum wage jumping to $17.87 per hour in 2026 per JD Supra, plus equal pay revisions and AI regs. Seasonal patterns show tourism peaks in summer boosting hospitality, but wildfires disrupt as in recent relief for LA fire victims via DFPI. Commuting trends favor remote-hybrid post-pandemic, though traffic persists. Government initiatives include rent control tweaks with few fair return approvals per LAist, and state wage hikes. Market evolution reflects jobless growth via automation, with 59 percent expecting more layoffs. Data gaps exist on precise LA-specific unemployment post-2025 and sector breakdowns. Key findings: Focus on healthcare and trades for resilience amid uncertainty. Current openings: Registered Nurse at Kaiser Permanente, Logistics Specialist at Amazon, Automotive Technician at local dealerships.

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    • LA Job Market Struggles with Immigration Enforcement Fallout and Economic Uncertainty in 2026

      LA Job Market Struggles with Immigration Enforcement Fallout and Economic Uncertainty in 2026
      Jan 12 2026
      # Los Angeles Job Market Report

      The Los Angeles employment landscape faces significant headwinds as 2026 begins, marked by sharp contractions and shifting labor dynamics. California's private sector employment dropped 3.1 percent the week after federal immigration enforcement intensified in Los Angeles, according to a UC Merced analysis of Census Bureau data. This decline represents a loss of approximately 271,541 jobs for citizens and 193,428 for non-citizens, surpassing Great Recession losses and second only to early pandemic job cuts.

      The broader national unemployment rate stands at 4.4 percent according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with monthly job creation averaging just 49,000 positions in 2025, down more than two-thirds from the prior year's monthly average of 168,000. Construction remains particularly weak, adding only 14,000 jobs throughout 2025 with a sector-specific unemployment rate of 5 percent.

      Latino and white workers in California experienced the steepest employment declines, with Latino employment dropping 5.6 percent and white employment falling 5.3 percent between May and June. The ripple effects extended beyond immigrant workers, demonstrating how disruptions in sectors relying on immigrant labor cascade through connected industries.

      Looking ahead, the Southern California Association of Governments projects unemployment will continue rising in the Inland Empire region while job growth remains weak. Logistics, construction, and manufacturing sectors face particular pressure from both labor shortages resulting from immigration enforcement and tariff-related economic uncertainty. Healthcare and local government continue driving job creation, though this concentration limits overall employment diversity.

      The UCLA Anderson Forecast predicts the regional economy will muddle through early 2026 before experiencing a two-speed recovery led by artificial intelligence investment. Transportation and warehousing sectors face headwinds from potential port cargo reductions if tariff policies persist.

      Major employers actively hiring include AbbVie in biopharmaceuticals, Johnson and Johnson in healthcare and medical technology, and various logistics firms. However, specific current job openings for Los Angeles remain unavailable in the provided data. The job market reflects broader national uncertainty, with workers in survival mode rather than actively seeking positions despite available opportunities.

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    • LA's Evolving Job Landscape: Diverse Opportunities Amid Tech Disruption and Policy Shifts

      LA's Evolving Job Landscape: Diverse Opportunities Amid Tech Disruption and Policy Shifts
      Jan 9 2026
      Los Angeles listeners are facing a cooling but still diverse job market, shaped by slower national hiring, California’s tech and entertainment layoffs, and steady growth in services, healthcare, and tech-enabled roles. The U.S. unemployment rate is about 4.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, while the Los Angeles metro area typically runs higher than the national average; recent California data cited by the Los Angeles Times show the state near the top in unemployment, reflecting regional softness in major urban centers like LA. California led the nation in 2025 with roughly 176,000 announced job cuts, heavily concentrated in technology and media, including large employers such as Walt Disney Co., Paramount, Meta, Apple, Intel, and Salesforce, as reported by the Los Angeles Times and Challenger, Gray & Christmas. That reshuffling has pushed more experienced tech and media workers into the local job pool and made competition tougher. At the same time, Los Angeles retains a broad employment base: entertainment and digital media, aerospace and defense, healthcare and bioscience, logistics and trade, professional and business services, tourism and hospitality, and a growing tech and startup ecosystem. Pacific Executives notes strong demand for operations leaders across entertainment, technology, healthcare, real estate, and finance in LA. Built In LA shows current openings ranging from senior software and data roles to compensation, operations, and aerospace engineering positions, highlighting ongoing demand in AI, cloud, e‑commerce, and defense technology. Growing sectors include AI and machine learning, space and aerospace systems, digital media and creator platforms, and healthcare support services, though detailed, up‑to‑the‑minute LA-only statistics on sector job counts and sub‑metro unemployment are not always available in public, real‑time sources. Seasonal patterns still matter: hiring tends to peak ahead of summer tourism and holiday retail and then cool, with recent reports noting weaker holiday retail hiring but stronger additions in healthcare and hospitality. Commuting in Los Angeles remains car-dominated, but hybrid work is reshaping flows as more white-collar roles shift to partial remote, reducing some peak congestion while expanding talent competition beyond local neighborhoods. On the policy front, California continues to raise minimum wages and tighten workplace standards, and state and local agencies promote workforce training, film and TV production incentives, green jobs, and infrastructure projects, which indirectly support LA’s labor market. Overall, the market has evolved from the post‑pandemic hiring surge to a “low‑hire, low‑fire” environment: layoffs are elevated in select industries, but broad-based collapse has been avoided, and services, healthcare, and advanced tech roles are still expanding. Example current openings in Los Angeles include a Senior Software Engineer focused on large‑scale systems at a digital media and e‑commerce company listed on Built In LA, a Systems Engineering Lead working on space-based defense solutions at an aerospace and analytics firm, and a Senior Compensation Business Partner role at a mobile e‑commerce platform supporting engineering and product teams. Key findings: competition for knowledge jobs is high after large 2025 layoffs, but Los Angeles remains one of the most diverse, opportunity-rich labor markets in the country; growth is strongest in AI, aerospace, healthcare, and creator‑economy platforms; and policy, technology, and hybrid work will continue to reshape how and where Angelenos work. Thank you for tuning in, and make sure to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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