CA!A1=PROFILE("California")
California economy
California produced $4.30 trillion of goods and services in 2025, ranking #1 among the states. Below: growth, income, prices, jobs and the industries behind the total.
Capital Sacramento39,355,309 people, 2025Statehood 1850Far West region
GDP, 2025$4.30T#1 of 51 · 13.9% of US
Real GDP growth, 2025+3.5%#3 of 51 · US +2.3%
Income per person, 2025$90,957#6 of 51 · US $77,028
Unemployment, September 20265.1%#49 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars
BEA, GDP by state (SAGDP1). 2025 is the latest annual estimate.
Industries, 2025
Value added by industry and its share of the state economy; rank among 51 by share.
| Industry | Value added | Share | vs US share | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | $598.9B | 13.9% | +0.2 pp | 21 | ||
| Government | $456.0B | 10.6% | −0.5 pp | 25 | ||
| Manufacturing | $390.5B | 9.1% | −0.4 pp | 27 | ||
| Finance & insurance | $219.1B | 5.1% | −3.6 pp | 44 | ||
| Professional services | $420.9B | 9.8% | +1.8 pp | 7 | ||
| Health care | $300.3B | 7.0% | −0.6 pp | 37 | ||
| Wholesale trade | $263.1B | 6.1% | −0.2 pp | 22 | ||
| Retail trade | $230.8B | 5.4% | −0.5 pp | 44 | ||
| Information | $508.4B | 11.8% | +6.1 pp | 2 | ||
| Construction | $152.9B | 3.6% | −0.8 pp | 44 | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | $123.5B | 2.9% | −0.4 pp | 33 | ||
| Accommodation & food | $126.9B | 3.0% | −0.2 pp | 29 | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $118.8B | 2.8% | −0.2 pp | 32 | ||
| Other services | $77.3B | 1.8% | −0.2 pp | 45 | ||
| Management of companies | $87.3B | 2.0% | +0.2 pp | 15 | ||
| Utilities | $63.6B | 1.5% | −0.2 pp | 41 | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $9.4B | 0.2% | −1.1 pp | 30 | ||
| Education | $46.0B | 1.1% | −0.1 pp | 20 | ||
| Arts & recreation | $53.2B | 1.2% | +0.2 pp | 7 | ||
| Agriculture | $50.7B | 1.2% | +0.3 pp | 18 |
BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.
Metro areas in California
Metro areas with at least one county in the state; multi-state metros are shown in full. Sums of BEA county estimates, 2024.
| Metro area | Population | GDP | Income per person | Unemployment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12,927,614 | $1.35T | $86,376 | 5.3% | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 4,744,214 | $272.7B | $55,278 | 5.5% | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 4,648,486 | $801.3B | $136,552 | 4.4% | |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 3,298,799 | $331.9B | $84,312 | 4.6% | |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 2,463,127 | $201.9B | $74,552 | 5.0% | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1,995,484 | $441.8B | $154,582 | 4.3% | |
| Fresno, CA | 1,189,557 | $73.1B | $56,699 | 8.4% | |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 922,529 | $63.1B | $50,641 | 9.0% | |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 835,427 | $69.6B | $82,558 | 4.8% | |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 816,108 | $46.5B | $63,017 | 6.7% | |
| Modesto, CA | 556,972 | $32.1B | $56,741 | 7.2% | |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 485,375 | $39.4B | $88,832 | 4.4% | |
| Visalia, CA | 483,546 | $25.4B | $53,098 | 10.8% | |
| Vallejo, CA | 455,101 | $37.7B | $67,744 | 5.3% | |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 444,500 | $41.4B | $88,347 | 4.8% | |
| Salinas, CA | 436,251 | $38.3B | $74,175 | 7.9% | |
| Merced, CA | 296,774 | $13.3B | $51,481 | 10.2% | |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 281,843 | $24.5B | $77,564 | 4.4% | |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 262,406 | $21.1B | $93,580 | 6.3% | |
| Chico, CA | 208,334 | $12.9B | $61,191 | 6.2% | |
| Yuba City, CA | 186,014 | $9.7B | $56,385 | 8.1% | |
| El Centro, CA | 181,724 | $12.9B | $52,117 | 18.9% | |
| Redding, CA | 181,121 | $11.9B | $61,769 | 5.5% | |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 154,913 | $9.2B | $47,718 | 9.3% | |
| Napa, CA | 132,727 | $14.6B | $103,017 | 4.3% |