Water isn't the only drought in Los Angeles. Los Angeles, Detroit and Cleveland share the dubious distinction of cities with the weakest job growth since 1990. That’s a shocking club for Los Angeles to be a member of. Many of the problems the city currently faces would be less severe if employment and city revenues had been growing more rapidly.

Themed “Solutions for Our City,” this UCLA Anderson Forecast presentation focuses on job readiness and job availability. What can we do to ensure that our children will be ready for the jobs of the 21st Century? What can we do to make sure that employers will be attracted to Los Angeles?

Agenda

7:00-8:00am

• Is this year’s forecast different from last year’s?
• What makes us feel better about next year?
• Is the sudden drop in stock prices signaling another slowdown in the economy?
• Or is it just the polar vortex across most of the country simply clouding the economic data for the December-February time period?
• Are long-term interest rates still on the road to 4%?
• What will draw innovators, entrepreneurs and wealth creators to Los Angeles?
• Where should the Los Angeles job market be 20 years from now, and how do we make it happen?
• What can be done about too many cars on our roads and not enough water in our reservoirs?
• How much of the city's job creation problem lies with the education system?
• Which industries in Los Angeles are competitive and growing, and which are not?

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