DEO creates quality jobs, helps small businesses and high-road employers start and grow, and build vibrant communities and spaces.
We strive for a more equitable economy with thriving local communities, inclusive and sustainable growth, and opportunity and mobility for all.
CAREERS
America's Job Centers of California
Youth@Work Program
High Road Training Partnerships
Workforce Development Board
BUSINESSES
Office of Small Business
Sidewalk Vending Program
Small Business Commission
Life Sciences Industry
Arts, Media, and Entertainment
Malibu-Topanga Business Interruption Fund
COMMUNITIES
Capital Development
RENOVATE Facade Improvement Program
KEY INITIATIVES
Pandemic Recovery
DEO deployed more than $156 million in economic and workforce development funding through the American Rescue Plan Act to help those impacted by COVID-19.
Fire Recovery
DEO leads economic resiliency and recovery efforts for Los Angeles County, by providing information, services, and resources for workers and businesses.
Immigration
Los Angeles County is supporting workers and small businesses impacted by immigration enforcement with available resources and services.
DEO News and Announcements
LA County DEO Opens Request for Proposals for Film and Television Permit Coordination Services
August 18, 2025
LA County DEO Announces Opening of New Job Center Providing No-Cost Career Services to the San Gabriel Valley
August 14, 2025
Reseda Businesses Revitalized Through LA County’s RENOVATE Facade Improvement Program
July 31, 2025
Solis Advances Iconic General Hospital Redevelopment
into a Healthy Village
July 29, 2025
LA County Launches Malibu-Topanga Business
Interruption Fund
July 23, 2025
