In 2023, the finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing industry added the most value to California's gross domestic product, adding 577.27 billion chained 2017 U.S. dollars. The information industry added 452.26 billion U.S. dollars to the state GDP in that year.

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Home to 22,000 manufacturers and more than a million industrial workers, California is the largest manufacturing state in the U.S. The state's abundance of skilled labor and access to capital has drawn some key innovative enterprises to its borders, particularly in the aerospace and electronics industries. Today, we're focusing on the latest trends in California manufacturing, including the state's top industries and cities, and we'll also explore its ten largest manufacturing companies.

In 2023, around 3.11 million people were working in the trade, transportation, and utilities industry in California -- the most out of any industry. The education and health services industry employed the second most people in the state, at 3.1 million.

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Gross Domestic Product: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (NAICS 512) in California was 54429.20000 Mil. of $ in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Gross Domestic Product: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (NAICS 512) in California reached a record high of 56725.50000 in January of 2022 and a record low of 23236.40000 in January of 1997. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Gross Domestic Product: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (NAICS 512) in California - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

This statistic shows the number of business establishments in California in 2022 by industry. In 2022, the professional, scientific, and technical services industry had the greatest number of business establishments, with 142,540 registered in the state that year.

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Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total in California was 3392761.60000 Mil. of Chn. 2009 $ in October of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total in California reached a record high of 3392761.60000 in October of 2024 and a record low of 2011957.60000 in January of 2005. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total in California - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total in California was 4172890.60000 Mil. of $ in October of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total in California reached a record high of 4172890.60000 in October of 2024 and a record low of 1657672.40000 in January of 2005. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total in California - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

In 2023, around 78,000 workers were directly employed in the biopharmaceuticals sector within the life sciences industry of California. In total, the life sciences industry in California employed around 467 thousand persons.

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Within the Californian life sciences industry, the medical devices and equipment sector had an output that was valued at 72.4 billion U.S. dollars for 2023. The total life sciences output stood at some 414 billion dollars.

This statistic shows the revenue of the industry “pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing“ in California by segment from 2012 to 2017, with a forecast to 2024. It is projected that the revenue of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing in California will amount to approximately 66,2 billion U.S. Dollars by 2024.

Chain-Type Quantity Index for Real GDP: Private Goods-Producing Industries in California was 110.16900 Index 2009=100 in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Chain-Type Quantity Index for Real GDP: Private Goods-Producing Industries in California reached a record high of 144.41800 in January of 2020 and a record low of 59.55800 in January of 1997. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Chain-Type Quantity Index for Real GDP: Private Goods-Producing Industries in California - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

Chain-Type Quantity Index for Real GDP: Private Industries in California was 125.88300 Index 2009=100 in October of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Chain-Type Quantity Index for Real GDP: Private Industries in California reached a record high of 137.65300 in April of 2021 and a record low of 88.31300 in January of 2005. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Chain-Type Quantity Index for Real GDP: Private Industries in California - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.

This statistic shows the revenue of the industry “apparel manufacturing“ in California from 2012 to 2017, with a forecast to 2024. It is projected that the revenue of apparel manufacturing in California will amount to approximately 3.710,6 million U.S. Dollars by 2024.

This statistic shows the revenue of the industry “food and beverage stores“ in California from 2012 to 2017, with a forecast to 2024. It is projected that the revenue of food and beverage stores in California will amount to approximately 107,8 billion U.S. Dollars by 2024.

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This statistic shows the revenue of the industry “arts, entertainment, and recreation“ in California from 2012 to 2017, with a forecast to 2024. It is projected that the revenue of arts, entertainment, and recreation in California will amount to approximately 64,0 billion U.S. Dollars by 2024.