The job market in Southern California could look very different by 2021 and beyond. Here’s where the jobs will and won’t be.
Southern California is changing from a labor dominated to a digital economy.
Influences on industries
Automation and robotics, along with artificial intelligence
E-commerce and mobile apps (think Amazon and Uber)
Global interconnectivity, cheaper labor overseas
Looking for workers
The chart below shows the projected openings by industry from 2016 to 2021 in the Los Angeles basin, according to the October report from the Center for a Competitive Workforce. The jobs are broken down by entry-level education requirements.