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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
    Santa Monica, CA.
    Van Nuys, CA.
    Glendale, CA.
    Irvine, CA.
    Pasadena, CA.
    Winnetka, CA.
    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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