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By job gal | July 9, 2008
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles is the largest city in the State of California and the second-largest city in the country. An alpha world city, Los Angeles is located in southern California, and is the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populous and one of the most diverse counties in the United States.
The city was founded in 1781 by Spanish Governor Felipe de Neve. It became a part of Mexico in 1821, and was purchased as part of the Treaty de Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, making it part of the United States. It officially became a state in 1850.
Los Angeles is considered to be a world center for culture, technology, media, business and international trade, as well as a leader in producing popular entertainment. In 1984, the city hosted the Summer Olympic Games for the second time.
Los Angeles Job Market
Los Angeles is the largest manufacturing center in the country. The city’s economy is driven by international trade, entertainment, aerospace, technology, petroleum, fashion, apparel, tourism, media production, finance, telecommunications, law, health medicine and transportation.
The city’s fastest growing industries include: trade, transportation and utilities, information, real estate, professional and business services, administrative, support, waste management and remediation services, education, health services and leisure and hospitality.
Work Trends
Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes
Los Angeles unemployment rate: 6 percent
National unemployment rate: 5.5 percent
Los Angeles’s Largest Employers
Northrop Grumman
1840 Century Park E.
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Occidental Petroleum
10889 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
KB Home
10990 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Reliance Steel & Aluminum
350 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
CB Richard Ellis Group
11150 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
AECOM Technology
555 S. Flower St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Mercury General
4484 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Guess
1444 S. Alameda St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Popular Local Job Search Sites
Cheezhead
Jobing
JobCentral
Craigslist
Los Angeles Times
City of Los Angeles
CareerBuilder
Surrounding Area Job Search
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Long Beach, CA.
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.
San Diego, CA.
Continuing Education
California State University, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Loyola Marymount University
Mount St. Mary’s College
Occidental College
University of Southern California
Los Angeles Community College District
Discovering Los Angeles
Universal Studios Hollywood
Walk of Fame
Griffith Park
Hancock Park
Hollywood Wax Museum
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
California Science Center
Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Disneyland (Anaheim)
Los Angeles Statistics
Population
Total population: 3,819,951
Persons under five-years old: 7.7 percent
Persons under 18-years old: 26.6 percent
Persons 65-years and older: 9.7 percent
Female: 50.2 percent
White: 46.9 percent
Black: 11.2 percent
American Indian and Alaska Native: .8 percent
Asian: 10 percent
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: .2 percent
Other: 25.7 percent
Multi-racial: 5.2 percent
Hispanic or Latino: 46.5 percent
Education
High school graduates: 66.6 percent
Bachelor’s degree of higher: 25.5 percent
Housing
Housing units: 1,337,706
Homeownership rate: 38.6 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $221,600
Households: 1,275,412
Persons per household: 2.83
Income
Median household income: $36,687
Per capita income: $20,671
Persons below poverty: 22.1 percent
Transportation
Airports: Los Angeles International, LA/Ontario International, Bob Hope, Long Beach, John Wayne, LA/Palmdale Regional
Railroads: Metrolink Commuter Rail, Amtrak
Public mass transit: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (bus, subway, light rail), Greyhound
Weather
Average annual precipitation: 14 inches
Average low temp. in January: 48 degrees
Average high temp. in July: 84 degrees
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