The California Workforce Investment Board assists the Governor in overseeing and continuously improving the state workforce system, with an emphasis on California's economic vitality and growth. The workforce system is comprised of state and local programs and services that prepare current and future workers to meet the ever-evolving demands of California's critical businesses and industries. These services include matching job seekers with career opportunities and jobs; supplying high-skill workers to business and industry; providing labor market and economic information necessary for state, local, and regional planning; preparing the neediest youth for advanced learning and careers; and encouraging the inclusion of special populations as critical elements of the workforce.