The statewide workforce development system is a network of 45 local workforce development areas, each guided by a business-led workforce development board (Local Board). Local Boards, along with local officials, ensure that workforce services meet the unique regional needs of residents and businesses.
Through strategic partnerships with education, economic development organizations, and public agencies, the workforce development system strengthens communities, drives economic growth, and creates opportunities for Californians to thrive in a competitive economy.
Each of California’s 45 Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Boards) operates with its own charter, structure, and local priorities. Local Boards provide oversight for Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act programs, align and integrate workforce services, and offer leadership relating to key workforce issues in their specific communities.
Regional Plans
Roles Of Local Boards
American Job Centers of California (AJCC)
At the heart of this system are local American Job Centers of California (AJCC), which serve as hubs that connect job seekers, employers, and training opportunities. These centers leverage state, local, and federal resources to deliver high-impact services, from job training and placement to customized business support.
California’s 45 Local Boards
High Performing Boards indicated by *
- Alameda County Workforce Development Board
- Anaheim Workforce Development Board *
- Contra Costa County Workforce Development Board
- Foothill Workforce Development Board *
- Fresno County Workforce Development Board – Workforce Connection *
- Golden Sierra Workforce Development Board *
- Humboldt County Workforce Development Board
- Imperial County Workforce Development Board
- Kern, Inyo, & Mono County Workforce Development Board *
- Kings County Workforce Development Board *
- Los Angeles City Workforce Development Board *
- Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board *
- Madera County Workforce Development Board *
- Merced County Workforce Development Board *
- Monterey County Workforce Development Board
- Mother Lode Workforce Development Board [Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa & Tuolumne]
- North Central Counties Consortium [Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, & Yuba Counties] *
- North Valley Job Training Consortium (NoVa) [Cities of Cupertino, Los Altos, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale & County of San Mateo] *
- Northern Rural Training & Employment Consortium (NoRTEC) [Butte, Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties.] *
- Oakland Workforce Development Board
- Orange County Workforce Development Board
- Pacific Gateway Workforce Development Network [Long Beach]
- Richmond Workforce Development Board *
- Riverside County Workforce Development Board *
- Sacramento Employment and Training Agency *
- San Benito County Workforce Development Board
- San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board
- San Diego Workforce Partnership, Inc. *
- San Francisco Workforce Development Board *
- San Joaquin County Workforce Development Board
- San Luis Obispo County Workforce Development Board
- Santa Ana Workforce Development Board
- Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board
- Santa Cruz Workforce Development Board *
- San Jose/Silicon Valley WIN – Work 2 Future *
- Solano County Workforce Development Board
- Sonoma County Workforce Development Board *
- South Bay Workforce Development Board [Cities of Carson, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Lawndale, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance & Lomita] *
- Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board (SELACO) [Cities of Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, & Norwalk]
- Stanislaus County Workforce Development *
- The Workforce Development Board of Tulare County *
- Ventura County Workforce Development Board *
- Verdugo Workforce Development Board *
- Workforce Alliance of the North Bay (Counties of Napa, Lake, Marin and Mendocino)
- Yolo County Workforce Development Board
