Economic & Labor Analysis
We analyze labor markets, wage trends, and workforce dynamics to guide policy and investment decisions, providing detailed assessments of employment opportunities, skills gaps, and economic multiplier effects that help clients understand workforce impacts, design effective training programs, and create strategies that generate quality jobs.
HR&A Advisors serves as Sector Investment Coordinator for the clean energy sector in California’s North San Joaquin Valley, supporting the region’s transition to a resilient, carbon-neutral economy. Working with North Valley Thrive and regional partners across San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Merced counties, we are advancing implementation-ready strategies that connect clean energy investment with workforce opportunity and industrial growth.
HR&A Advisors serves as Sector Investment Coordinator (SIC) and strategic program manager for the California Jobs First Catalyst Program across Los Angeles County, Kern County, and the North San Joaquin Valley. Working alongside regional conveners, fiscal agents, and cross-sector coalitions, we have helped deploy Catalyst funding, operationalize regional economic plans, and advance industry-led initiatives that position each region for inclusive growth in a carbon-neutral economy.
HR&A Advisors provides strategic program management and advisory services to the Kern Jobs First Coalition during the Catalyst Phase of California Jobs First. Supporting a five-partner, cross-sector Regional Convener collaborative, we have strengthened regional governance, guided project selection, and advanced a shared strategy to transition Kern County’s legacy energy economy toward clean energy innovation and inclusive growth.
HR&A Advisors serves as the Sector Investment Coordinator for the Los Angeles County Jobs First Collaborative, leading program management for the Catalyst Phase of California Jobs First. Working alongside the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation as Regional Convener and the California Community Foundation as Fiscal Agent, we designed and implemented a $9 million predevelopment funding program to advance inclusive, climate-aligned economic growth across priority industries.
