Building a Community-Led, Climate-Forward Economy
California Jobs First invests in key sectors to drive sustainable economic growth, innovation, and access to good-paying jobs.
How We Got Here
The future happens here first. California’s dynamic economy, world class educational institutions, and diverse and skilled workforce have consistently put us at the forefront of innovation and growth.
As a state guided by core values of equity, sustainability, and innovation, we are building a model for continued economic growth and prosperity that benefits all Californians.
Regional Collaboratives
Residents & Experts Engaged
Investment through the Regional Investment Initiative to Date
California State
Economic Blueprint
This Blueprint outlines how we will achieve the California Jobs First North Star of helping create, attract, and increase access to good-paying jobs by 2035. The Blueprint identifies strategic sectors that reflect distinct regional priorities while identifying where we are best positioned to compete as a state.
California’s Strategic Sectors
Strengthen
Sectors where California has an established competitive position and/or significant employment, but where there is leveling growth or wages.
Accelerate
Sectors with moderate to high projected growth that are ready for expansion, where additional investments (e.g., capital, infrastructure) could “bend the curve” to generate growth.
Bet
Emerging sectors with significant investment or high strategic importance to the innovation ecosystem.
Anchor
Regional anchors that are critical for supporting industry and community activities and may provide quality, good-paying jobs
California’s 13 Jobs First Regions
1. North State
A thriving and resilient North State is based on a regenerative economy that produces climate-adaptive forests and watersheds, healthy and financially secure communities, and growing and innovative community scale businesses linked to regional markets.
2. Redwood Coast
The Redwood Region envisions itself as a healing place where everyone belongs, with stable jobs, accessible healthcare, and a flourishing natural environment. The Redwood Region works towards a future where anyone can thrive.
3. Greater Sacramento
The Capital Region focuses on the generation of quality jobs, well-supported career pathways, and an equitable and sustainable economy that spans the eight-county region. It will build on existing efforts to help maximize the benefit of ongoing sub regional economic and community development activities.
4. Central and Eastern Sierra
The Sierra Region aims to create a resilient economy that supports equitable opportunities for generations to come.
5. Bay Area
The Bay Area Region aims to re-envision regional economic development planning, centered around the values of equity, high-road employment, sustainability and climate resilience, and shaped by workers and impacted community members.
6. Northern San Joaquin Valley
The North San Joaquin Region envisions itself as a place with equitable access to high-quality jobs, where natural resources are protected and negative environmental impact is addressed, where local industries actively compete in the global economy and sustain high-road jobs, and where the quality of life is centered on the prosperity of vulnerable and historically disinvested communities.
7. Central San Joaquin Valley
The Central San Joaquin Region aims to foster an inclusive, resilient, and sustainable economy that creates quality jobs and provides equitable economic access to across the region.
8. Central Coast
The Central Coast Region is a growing collective impact initiative, powered by Central Coast residents working together toward a shared vision of a sustainable, diverse, equitable, and resilient economy.
9. Kern County
The Kern County Region aims to create a diversified, sustainable, equitable, and thriving economy that eliminates intergenerational poverty and empowers Kern County residents from every background to access economic opportunity.
10. Los Angeles County
The Los Angeles County Region aims to create investment opportunities through climate neutral initiatives that can produce high-quality, sustainable jobs for individuals and families within the region.
11. Inland Empire
The Inland SoCal Region envisions itself as a place where everyone, regardless of background or circumstance, has access to the resources and opportunities necessary to thrive. The goal is to create a region where every community prospers in a sustainable and innovative economy, and every individual can live a healthy, quality life.
12. Orange County
The Orange County Region aims to create an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable economy that creates high-road jobs and provides a path toward, and equitable transition to, a carbon-neutral economy.
13. Southern Border
The Southern Border Region aims to foster inclusive and sustainable economic development by empowering and uplifting disinvested communities and ensuring equitable access to opportunities, resources, and growth.
Latest News
Press Releases and Regional Updates:
Dec. 10, 2024
More Water, More Jobs
Governor Newsom made the fourth stop as part of his California Jobs First ‘tour’ to highlight his Administration’s focus on building more critical water infrastructure and creating jobs.
Governor Newsom unveils new economic framework to help create more jobs, faster
Alongside community leaders, local officials and business owners from the Central San Joaquin region, Governor Gavin Newsom today unveiled the framework for the forthcoming California Jobs First Economic Blueprint…
In Kern County, Governor Newsom continues ‘California Jobs First’ tour at low-emissions cement plant
KERN COUNTY – Following last week’s launch of a new economic framework that will help create more jobs, faster, Governor Gavin Newsom visited a sustainable, low-emissions cement plant in Lebec today to highlight…
More water, more jobs: Governor Newsom visits historic farm in Colusa to highlight efforts to build water infrastructure, faster and create jobs
COLUSA – Governor Gavin Newsom today continued his California Jobs First ‘tour’ with a visit to a historic farm in the northern part of the state in Colusa where he highlighted his Administration’s…
California Jobs First Council
In March 2024, the Newsom Administration launched the California Jobs First Council, bringing together nine state agencies to develop and implement a comprehensive approach to advancing California’s economy.
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