Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Job Placements

Key Takeaways Sources & Methods

Between January 2016 and June 2023, CalJOBS recorded 4,668 adults and/or dislocated workers who received a job through WIOA at Worksource Centers in South LA Promise Zone zip codes

Between January 2016 and June 2023, CalJOBS recorded 594 youth (ages 16-24)  who received a job through WIOA at YouthSource Centers in South LA Promise Zone zip codes

Sources

WIOA Adult/Dislocated Workers and Youth job placements are tracked and reported in the CalJOBS platform. Data for the South Los Angeles Promise Zone zip codes is provided by the Los Angeles Economic & Workforce Development Department (EWDD). EWDD estimates that CalJOBS provides an underestimate of the actual number of placements through WOIA due administrative reporting gaps. 

Definitions:

Adult/Dislocated Worker Placements: WIOA customers ages 18 and over that have recorded employment as an outcome at program exit or closure in the CalJOBS system

Youth Placements: WIOA customers  ages 16-24 that recorded employment as an outcome at program exit or closure in the CalJOBS system

Dislocated Workers refer to workers who have been or are about to be laid off

Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WOIA):  “… landmark legislation that is designed to strengthen and improve our nation’s public workforce system and help get Americans, including youth and those with significant barriers to employment, into high-quality jobs and careers and help employers hire and retain skilled workers.

 WIOA was signed into law on July 22, 2014. WIOA is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy. Congress passed the Act with a wide bipartisan majority; it is the first legislative reform of the public workforce system since 1998.”

(from U.S. Department of Labor via https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa)

Sector-Based Job Placements

Key Takeaways Sources & Methods

Between 2016-2019, there were over 3,600 sector-based job placements through various workforce programs. 

Over 3,200 were in construction, 371 were in healthcare, and 41 were targeted local hire.

Sources

SLATE-Z Jobs Data Scorecard

Definitions:

Construction Sector job placements occurred at sites such as the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, BMO Stadium, SoFi Stadium, 6th St. Bridge, Metro Projects, LACCD, LAUSD, County of L.A., etc.

Targeted Local Hire job placements occurred at departments within the City of Los Angeles such as the Bureau of Sanitation and Bureau of Street Services

HireLA Youth Enrollments

Key Takeaways Sources & Methods

Between January 2017 and June 2023, CalJOBS recorded 4,852 youth (ages 14-24) who were enrolled in a Hire LA Youth Work Experience placement at a YouthSource Center in South LA Promise Zone zip codes. 

Sources

HIRE LA Youth work experience enrollments are tracked and reported in the CalJOBS platform. Data for the South Los Angeles Promise Zone zip codes is provided by the Los Angeles Economic & Workforce Development Department (EWDD). EWDD estimates that CalJOBS provides an underestimate of the actual number of enrollments through Hire LA Youth due administrative reporting gaps. 

Definitions

Youth Work Experience Enrollments: HireLA Youth participants enrolled in subsidized work experience opportunities in the CalJOBS system

“HIRE LA focuses on preparing young adults for the 21st Century workforce. It is designed to provide a starter job for youth ages ages 14-24. HIRE LA is funded by multiple sources and used to provide work experience, as well as work skills development, financial literacy, career coaching and mentoring, and career exposure. HIRE LA programming provides youth with the preparedness needed to enter the workforce and sets them on a path of becoming lifetime earners.”

(from HIRE LA Youth via https://www.hirelayouth.com/).