The following industries are a special focus of the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Board. Click on one of the areas below to review information/data on industry analysis, trends, and more.

Construction and Other Trades

Careers in the construction trades range from building houses to commercial and industrial building and highways.

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

Utilities

Careers in Utilities range from working in electric plants and distribution centers to nuclear, oil, gas, water, and renewable energy facilities.

Transportation and Warehousing (Logistics)

Careers in Transportation range from working at auto repair facilities to truck companies, bus transit companies, airports, and homeland security.

Professional Business Services

Careers in Professional Business services range for working in banks, schools and real estate offices to accounting and designing computer software.

Manufacturing

Careers in Manufacturing range from working in factories to designing and testing products, and delivering them to customers.

Educational and Health Services

Healthcare

Careers in Healthcare range from working in hospitals and laboratories to residential care facilities, and caring for people in their homes.

Leisure and Hospitality

Hospitality/Tourism/Entry Level

Careers in Hospitality/Tourism range from working in restaurants and hotels to amusement parks and cruise lines.

Law Enforcement

Careers in Law Enforcement range from working at police and sheriffs’ departments, to prisons, the FBI, and the CIA.

Government

Careers in demand range from providing essential services to the public to senior planning/management.

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Unemployment Data

Rates are not seasonally adjusted; city figures based on estimates

  Sept 2009 Sept 2008
Long Beach City 13.9% 9.1%
Torrance City 6.4% 4.1%
Lomita City 8.8% 5.6%
Signal Hill City 9.6% 6.2%
Pacific Gateway Area* 11.9% 7.7%
Los Angeles County 12.7% 8.3%
California 12.0% 7.6%
U.S. 9.5% 6.0%

* Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network. Includes Long Beach, Signal Hill, Lomita, and Torrance Cities

Other Relevant Data and Reports

ReportYouth Employment & Education Statistics
Information on youth employment, education and "idleness"- comparing outcomes of 16-24 year-olds in Long Beach to young people in Los Angeles and the State

ReportPoverty and Work Among LB Residents
Analysis and interpretation of the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) which samples poverty rates throughout the country.

ReportOne Out of Five
A report on out of school and out of work youth in Los Angeles and Long Beach.

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