More than 120 job seekers braved a scorching hot day to attend the Central/Downtown Los Angeles Regional Connect-LA Job Fair on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Held in the Culinary Arts Building at the Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC) campus, 64 employers and 15 resource providers filled the culinary hall, offering jobs in multiple industries, including child care, construction, government and health care.

“What we really want to do is get people to work,” said Joel Jacinto, Business Services Representative for the West Adams WorkSource Centers. “As the pandemic is ending and we’re moving forward with our lives, it’s so important for the economic wellbeing of Los Angeles that we get people to work in good, high-road, family supporting jobs, and that’s what this important event is here today for."

EWDD General Manager Carolyn Hull thanked members of the job fair’s planning committee for making the event possible, including AADAP, Central City Neighborhood Partners, CRCD, California EDD, LATTC, PACE, Para Los Niños, UAW, and the UCLA YouthSource Center.

Watch Ms. Hull speak about the job fair and EWDD's positive impact on the local employment sector on LA This Week, Channel 35's Emmy award-winning weekly news program that highlights events in City government and throughout Los Angeles.

Stay tuned for the next job fair, scheduled for this fall.

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