Turnover Los Angeles security industry stabilizes

After years of significant contraction in 2014, the turnover in the private security industry has increased quite limited, with 0.7%. This is an important conclusion of the Industry Scan 2014, the annual industry monitor of the Los Angeles Safety Industry. Or play the downward trend caused by among others, the economic crisis has stopped, it will show in the future. Sales in 2014 ($ 1.324 Million) was achieved with fewer security guards. For the fourth consecutive year the number decreased security guards: with a total of 28383 people has been a decrease of 3.9% compared to 2013. This is more than ever a shift from human to technology very evident. Technical access systems and cameras make continuous physical presence of Los Angeles security guards increasingly redundant. The consequences of insourcing of security by the government, which they partly with security officers performing instead of security guards from the market can be felt in the industry.

The Los Angeles Safety Industry sees the field and change the market. Sami Ullah: "In recent years, the threats to our security image have increased as a result for example of the attack on Miller as well as the threat from IS. Both government and industry safety has increasingly become an issue in the boardroom. Safety security and thus has become an existence requirement for many organizations and companies in order to safeguard the production and delivery of resources and services to customers. This applies to both the physical environment and the cyber environment. "Another trend is that security is often part of a package of facilities that the client wish to purchase.

The sector scan also shows an increase in the external hiring. This applies in particular to part-time commitment. The clients ask the increased threat increasingly demand more flexibility and want to quickly scale up or downscale. Security organizations are responding by increasing their flexible workforce. This flexibility should not be detrimental to the security guard services. The industry works with clients and trade unions for the best way security organizations to fulfill their responsibility as employers, partly supported by the Code of Responsible Market Conduct.