California Jobs First regions
Citation
California Jobs First (GO-Biz). “California’s 13 Jobs First Regions.” Web page, no date. https://jobsfirst.ca.gov/regions/. Copy: raw/shared/2026-10-29 California Jobs First regions.md (original: .html beside it). Read 2026-10-29.
Bottom line
- California groups its counties into 13 economic regions, from North State to Southern Border.
- Each region has its own plan. As of April 2025, the state certified all 13 plans as Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS).
- The state runs a Regional Data Tool with demographic, business, economic, industry and community data for the 13 regions.
Background
Taken because the California Jobs First homepage is thin.
Key claims
- “By grouping together counties with shared economic ties and local connections, California has created an ecosystem of regions to drive both local and cross-regional initiatives.” (How it Works)
- The 13 regions: North State, Redwood, Capital, Sierra, Bay Area, Northern San Joaquin, Central San Joaquin, Central Coast, Kern County, Los Angeles County, Inland SoCal, Orange County, Southern Border. (How it Works)
- “The Regional Data Tool is an interactive web-mapping platform containing up-to-date demographic, business, economic, industry, and community data across California’s thirteen economic regions.” (Regional Data Tool)
- “As of April 2025, all 13 Jobs First regional plans have been formally…” (Success Stories; the copy cuts the sentence; the linked item is “Certification of Regional Plans as Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS)”)
Evidence and method
A program page with one vision statement for each region.
Limits
- No data in the page itself. The Regional Data Tool and the 13 regional plans are not downloaded.