DEO Facts
DEO was created by the Board of Supervisors through a series of motions that began with this LA County Supervisor.
Who is Supervisor Hilda Solis?
Opening in September 2025, this site was the most recent addition to DEO’s America’s Job Centers of California (AJCC) network.
What is the Altadena Job Center?
These four cities collaborated with DEO for the Shop Local. Dine Local. Recover Local. Program
What is Pasadena, Malibu, Santa Monica, and Los Angeles?
This DEO program could be a featured show on HGTV -- turning shabby small business facades into glowing storefronts.
What is RENOVATE?
This team found 100 bikes in an abandoned hospital and refurbished them for our neighbors.
Who is Capital Development?
Fun fact – General Hospital has been vacant since 2008. DEO brought on a developer team to reimagine it for a Health Village with housing and community-serving use. In clearing out the building, they found 100 old bikes in the kitchen – as well as many other objects stuck in time like computers, shoes, and more.
No wonder FMD is so busy! DEO's budget was this much in FY2024-2025.
What is $272 million?
Youth@work participants led community meetings, planted conservation plants, and painted a mural at this SD 1 site, formerly a destination for trash from more than 40 cities in LA County
What is the Puente Hills Landfill?
This reality dating series with a “golden” twist was among the productions supported by the LA County Film Office.
What is Golden Bachelorette?
This NBA-star and LA native was a key investor in DEO's Evermont project, a mixed-use development in South LA that includes150+ affordable and supportive housing units and over 50K SF of commercial
Who is Russell Westbrook?
This team is responsible for making big-screen shows like Bosch and movies like Us happen in LA County.
Who is Economic and Business Development?
Fun fact – the LA County Film Office and FilmLA are responsible for permits in LA County. By making permitting easier and more affordable, they are keeping production local and ensuring LA County remains the entertainment capital o
This generation grew up on mixtapes, MTV, and dial-up internet - and today makes up the largest share of DEO staff.
What is Gen X?
Born 1965-1980, 46% of DEO's staff (74 out of 160) are from Gen X.
Participants of this High Road Training Partnership (HRTP) grantee got hands on experience working with Kendrick Lamar on a Christmas festival.
What is the White Hall Arts Academy?
The Office of Small Business participated in this many events in FY2024-2025.
What is 180?
The historic LA General Hospital was constructed in the 1920s in this iconic architectural style known for its sleek, geometric forms, rich materials, and machine-age aesthetic.
What is Art Deco?
This team trains LA County on new tech advances in vishing.
Who is IT/DMA team?
Fun fact – this is not a workforce program in tech and AI, but we are training our DEO and County staff on voice phishing scams – the latest in scams.
These two days are when the most and the fewest people are in the office at DEO Vermont headquarters.
What are Wednesday and Friday?
In this year, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act was signed into law.
What is 2014?
This term refers to the sustainable use of ocean, coastal, and freshwater resources to support economic growth, job creation, and livelihoods while preserving ecosystem health and long-term environmental resilience.
What is the Blue Economy?
This many Capital Development team members attended a UC for college.
What is 4?
This team can be found in the West LA Courthouse, the Hall of Administration, DEO HQ, our America’s Job Centers, or parking lots on any given day.
Who is Admin?
Fun fact – our Internal Support Services team is out there every day making sure our properties and parcels are well maintained and we can deliver continuous and quality services across program teams. Capital development would be a good guess too.
Cheers to filling vacancies! This many staff joined DEO in FY2024-2025.
This many LA County residents work either full-time or part-time.
What is 4.8 million?
The LA Region Small Business Relief Fund provided this much in cash assistance to businesses impacted by the January 2025 wildfires.
What is $17.7 million?
Ready for takeoff? Head to this DEO site located in Pacoima for flight training with Vista Air, Inc., a trusted flight school offering training for private pilot licenses, hours toward commercial pilot rating, or a fun one-time demo ride!
What is the Whiteman Airport?
This team played a part of saving a life in the Pacific Ocean.
Who is Workforce Development?
Fun fact - The PLACE program graduated and hired two Beaches and Harbors lifeguards who were honored for their heroic service.