Diversified Economy

Without a doubt, the entertainment industry is Los Angeles' most famous industry. But the Los Angeles economy is also one of the most diverse in the United States. Did you know that Los Angeles is the largest manufacturing center in the United States, with more manufacturing jobs than the entire state of Michigan? Did you know that Los Angeles has the second highest number of technology jobs in California?

Did you know that in Los Angeles the largest employment industry is not the entertainment industry, but international trade. Indeed, nearly 495,000 jobs are sustained by the movement of goods in and out of the Los Angeles/Long Beach Port, the Los Angeles International Airport, and the Alameda Corridor (rail).

Did you know that Los Angeles' three top research universities successfully obtained $1.6 billion in annual research funding, and have produced a combined 42 Nobel Laureates.