The 2017 Equity Profile of the Los Angeles Region, highlights the widening inequities in income, wealth, health and opportunity in Los Angeles County. This summary and full report was developed by PolicyLink and the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) at USC, and is supported by the Weingart Foundation.

The new report underscores that, over the past several decades, long-standing inequities in income, wealth, health, and opportunity have reached historic levels. And while many have been affected by this growing inequality, communities of color have felt the greatest pains as the economy has shifted and stagnated.  Read the full profile and the policy brief, and see the press release. 

 

Media: California Again Outpaces U.S. in Job Growth as State Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.1% (Los Angeles Times), Report: L.A. Income Inequality Seventh-Highest in Nation (Los Angeles Business Journal), Inequalities in Los Angeles County Reach ‘Unprecedented Levels,’ Joint Study Finds (MyNewsLA.com), L.A.'s Income Inequality Gap Widens And Racial Inequality Persists, Study Shows (Hollywood Patch), Inequality In LA Is On The Rise (LA West Media)