California

International companies in California employ 852,300 U.S. workers. Approximately 218,200 of those jobs are in the manufacturing sector. With 2,822 international companies in the Golden State, global investment grows California’s economy. Discover how global investment is growing California’s economy and providing high-quality jobs in local communities.

Globally Connected

852,300 WORKERS

852,300 WORKERS

in California are employed as a result of global investment.

218,200 MFG WORKERS

218,200 MFG WORKERS

in California – 26 percent of all FDI jobs in the state – are in the manufacturing sector.

UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN AND GERMANY

UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN AND GERMANY

support the largest number of jobs in California among all international employers.

2,822 GLOBAL EMPLOYERS

2,822 GLOBAL EMPLOYERS

have operations in California.

FROM 2012 TO 2022, CALIFORNIA’S FDI EMPLOYMENT INCREASED

1 %

WHILE THE STATE’S OVERALL PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYMENT INCREASED 

1 %

FDI Employment Gains Over the Past Five Years in Neighboring States