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Local & Targeted Worker Hiring Program

LA County Public Works is eager to work with you - contractors and communities - to achieve the goals of the Local Worker Hiring Program. We want to increase local participation in the construction of capital projects and create job opportunities within the County’s most economically challenged communities.


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What is the Local and Targeted Worker Hiring Program?

Los Angeles County's Local and Targeted Worker Hiring Policy was adopted by the Board of Supervisors in October 2016 to ensure that local workers have employment opportunities on projects within their own communities. This policy sets a goal to hire 30% Local Workers and 10% Targeted Workers on all County capital and construction projects valued at $500,000 or more.

Who may qualify as a Local Worker?
Who may qualify as a "Local Worker"?

Local Workers are residents living in specific communities where the average percentage of households are living significantly below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).

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Step 1 - Who may qualify as a Targeted Worker

Who may qualify as a “Targeted Worker”?

A Targeted Worker is a County resident who has career-limiting circumstances, such as:

  • Documented annual income at or below 100% Federal Poverty Level
  • History of involvement with the criminal justice system
  • Current recipient of government cash or food assistance benefits
  • Homeless or has been homeless within the last year
  • Veteran or eligible spouse of a veteran
  • Eligible migrant and seasonal farmworker
  • Protracted unemployment (six months or more)
  • English language learner
  • Low level of literacy
  • Disabled
  • Custodial single parent
  • Former foster youth
  • No high school diploma or GED
  • Older individual (55+)

Step 2 - County's Local & Targeted Worker Hiring Policy

Learn more about the County's Local & Targeted Worker Hiring Policy
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Benefits of the Local & Targeted Worker Hiring Program:
Communities
Retain and create jobs in communities that need them most
Opportunities
Provide opportunities and life-long skills that can become real careers
Second chance and hope
Provide second chance and hope to those facing barriers of employment
Local economy
Stimulate local economy
Small businesses
Promote small business
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