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GO-Biz presents California Jobs First economic blueprint to guide regional investments
Summary
The governor's office showcased a 10-year, regionally informed economic strategy called the California Jobs First blueprint that prioritizes tradable sectors, regional plans and anchor local-serving sectors to support job creation and equity.
The governor's office of business and economic development (GO-Biz) presented a statewide economic blueprint to the Assembly Committee, describing a 10-year, data-driven strategy intended to knit regional plans into statewide initiatives.
Derek Kirk, senior advisor for economic policy at GO-Biz, said the California Jobs First effort has produced a first-of-its-kind, community-led statewide blueprint that organizes the state into 13 economic regions and identifies 10 strategic tradable sectors. "This document is our representation of the first statewide data driven sector business and workforce strategy that the state of California has had in over 20 years," Kirk said.
Kirk said the administration and Legislature have invested roughly $286 million to support regional economic planning and pilot initiatives under Jobs First. The blueprint emphasizes connecting investments in local-serving anchor sectors — housing, child care and health care — to job creation in tradable sectors, and calls for partnerships between state agencies, regions and employers to expand access to good-paying jobs.
Kirk described the Jobs First Council as a coordination vehicle and said the strategy will be implemented through regional pilots and targeted initiatives rather than a single statewide program. He recommended continued collaboration with local jurisdictions and business and labor partners to tailor investments to regional needs.
