Company Profile
City of Los Angeles
Company Overview
The City of Los Angeles is one of the largest employers in
Southern California, providing a wide variety of municipal
services to more than 4.5 million residents. With almost
40,000 employees, the City is in a unique position to offer
career employment opportunities in a variety of specialties.
We offer excellent benefits and many promotional opportunities.
Company History
The City of Los Angeles, California is the second most
populous city in the United States with an estimated 2005
population of 3.96 million persons. Los Angeles is the
principal city of a metropolitan region stretching from the City
of Ventura to the north, the City of San Clemente to the south,
and the City of San Bernardino to the east.
Founded in 1781, Los Angeles was for its first century a
provincial outpost under a succession of Spanish, Mexican,
and American rule. It experienced a population boom
following its linkage by rail with San Francisco in 1876. Los
Angeles was selected as the Southern California rail terminus because its natural harbor, unlike San Diego’s, seemed to offer
little challenge to San Francisco, home of the railroad barons.
But what the region lacked in commerce and industry, it made
up in temperate climate and unspoiled real estate, and soon
tens and then hundreds of thousands of people living in the northeastern and midwestern United States migrated to new
homes in the region. The City’s population climbed to 50,000
persons in 1890, and then swelled to 1.5 million persons by
1940. Agricultural and oil production, followed by the creation
of a deep water port, the opening of the Panama Canal, and
the completion of the City-financed Owens Valley Aqueduct to
provide additional water, all contributed to an expanding
economic base. During this same period, the motor car became
the principal mode of American transportation, and the City
developed as the first major city of the automotive age.
Following World War II, the City became the focus of a new wave
of migration, with its population reaching 2.4 million persons by
1960. The City and its surrounding metropolitan region have continued to experience growth in population and in economic diversity. Services, wholesale and retail trade, manufacturing,
government, financial service industries, tourism, transportation, utilities and construction contribute significantly to local employ-
ment. The City’s 470 square miles contain 11.5% of the area and 38.7% of the population of the County of Los Angeles. The County
is a top ranked county in manufacturing, of such diverse items as aircraft, aircraft equipment, aluminum, dental equipment, games
and toys, gas transmission and distribution equipment, guided missiles, space vehicles and propulsion units, and women’s
apparel. Fueled by trade with the Pacific Rim countries, the Ports
of Los Angeles and Long Beach combined rank first in the nation
in volume. As home to the film, television and recording industries,
as well as important cultural facilities, the City serves as a principal global cultural center.
Benefits
The City offers an excellent benefit package, including a five-step salary plan, paid vacations, sick leave and disability benefits, deferred compensation, and attractive retirement options.