{"id":32219,"date":"2018-07-09T11:17:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T18:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=32219"},"modified":"2018-07-16T09:02:01","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T16:02:01","slug":"california-the-fifth-largest-economy-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/public-sector-news\/california-the-fifth-largest-economy-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"California: The Fifth-Largest Economy in the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.2″ background_image=”https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/california-.jpg” custom_padding=”84px|0px|140px|0px”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.2″ text_font=”PT Sans||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”72″ text_font_size_tablet=”52″ text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” text_line_height=”1.1em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”620px” custom_margin=”0px||0px|”]California: The Fifth-Largest Economy in the World
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|24.625px|0px”][et_pb_row use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”1200px” custom_padding=”20px||0px|” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|||” column_padding_mobile=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ column_padding_mobile=”on” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/amy-1.jpg” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” disabled_on=”on|on|” _builder_version=”3.2″ animation=”off” sticky=”on”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|” _builder_version=”3.2″ text_font=”PT Sans|on|||” text_text_color=”#02b875″ text_font_size=”20″ text_line_height=”1.2em” header_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”140px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”20px||0px|”]AMY WILKS<\/span><\/a>
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|” _builder_version=”3.2″ text_font=”PT Serif||on||” text_text_color=”#363636″ text_font_size=”16″ text_line_height=”1.4em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”140px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”10px||60px|”]Amy Wilks is an editor, content manager, and professional writer who creates and manages online content for small businesses across the nation. When she is not attached to her computer she can be found in front of an easel, adding chapters to her new book, or spending quality time with her husband and seven children. She takes pride in providing encouragement, support and inspiration to the people in her community and has dedicated her life to making a difference in the lives of others.<\/span>
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ column_padding_mobile=”on” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.2″ text_font=”PT Serif||||” text_text_color=”#363636″ text_font_size=”24″ text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” text_line_height=”1.5em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”720px” custom_margin=”0px||0px|” inline_fonts=”PT Serif”]The economy in California has soared in recent years, surpassing that of the United Kingdom to become the fifth-largest economy in the world. The state, which sits behind the United States, China, Japan, and Germany, boasts an economy of $2.7 trillion.<\/p>\n

California is home to just 39.5 million people. The UK has a population of about 65.6 million. With about 12% of the US population living and working in the state, California has contributed approximately 16% of the nation\u2019s job growth from 2012 to 2017.<\/p>\n

The majority of the economic buzz that has brought the state to the fifth position\u00a0 is centered around major metropolitan areas. Cities along the coast, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose, have helped spur the growth of California\u2019s gross domestic product, which went up by about $127 billion in just about one year from 2016 to 2017.<\/p>\n

California held the fifth spot in the worldwide economy once before, in 2002, before dropping back a decade ago when the Great Recession caused the economy to take a massive dive. Since falling as low as 10th place back in 2012, the state has added over 2 million jobs and increased its Gross Domestic Product by $700 billion.<\/p>\n

Attracting strong talent, innovation and entrepreneurship, the state continues to thrive despite, or perhaps because of, a large government presence. Featuring a progressive tax system, strict environmental protections and an impressive minimum wage of $10.50 per hour, California embraces ethnic and linguistic diversity, immigrant workers, and, of course, technology.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Responsible for California\u2019s Economic Success?<\/h4>\n

The success of California\u2019s massive economy can be attributed to an abundance of factors. With a 3% growth just last year, every sector has contributed to the economic growth in the state- except agriculture. According to The New York Times<\/a><\/u>, real estate and financial services led the way, adding about $26 billion to the GDP. But even industries like manufacturing showed significant growth- contributing about $10 billion to the recent surge.<\/p>\n

The wave of people traffic traveling by way of California\u2019s airports was another contributing factor. Regional airports like those in Long Beach, San Jose, San Luis Obispo and Sonoma saw double-digit percentage surges in traffic in 2017.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not surprising that Silicon Valley played an enormous role in the success of California\u2019s economy. Apple, a technology giant in the state, brought in a whopping $229 billion. That equates to about five times more than the output by the entire state of Wyoming.<\/p>\n

The information sector, including an abundance of technology companies, was up $20 billion. While the tech and entertainment industries push the economy up even further, the wealth effect that these industries cause is not limited to those who work directly in the fields. Workers throughout the state enjoy higher salaries, boosting what they can spend.<\/p>\n

The median pay for workers at Facebook, for example, is more than $240,000. The fire chief in San Ramon pulled in an impressive $516,344 in 2016, and many police officers statewide make over $300,000 per year, including overtime and benefits. With workers in the public sector enjoying high rates of pay, and those in technology and entertainment socking away large sums as well, the economy continues to soar.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have the entrepreneurial spirit in the state, and that attracts a lot of talent and money,\u201d said Sung Won Sohn, an economics professor at California State University Channel Islands. \u201cAnd that\u2019s why, despite high taxes and cumbersome government regulations, more people are coming into the state to join the parade.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other Top-Ranking States<\/h4>\n

California isn\u2019t the only state that is doing well enough to make the list, however. Texas, for example, ranks 11th worldwide with a $1.7 trillion economy. And the state of New York comes in at number 13 with an economy of about $1.5 trillion.<\/p>\n

While a map produced by The federal Bureau of Economic Analysis revealed that western states thrived last year, some states didn\u2019t do as well. Kansas and Louisiana, for instance, both experienced slight drops in their economies. Nevada, with a growth of 3.5 percent, Washington with 4.4 percent, and Arizona with a 3.2 percent increase, continued to prosper.
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