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  2. Economy of California - Wikipedia

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    California unemployment rate, 1976–2024. US unemployment rate. The economy of the State of California is the largest in the United States, with a $3.89 trillion gross state product (GSP) as of 2023. [1] It is the largest sub-national economy in the world. If California were a sovereign nation (2024), it would rank in terms of nominal GDP as ...

  3. California oil and gas industry - Wikipedia

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    California oil and gas industry. The California oil and gas industry has been a major economic and cultural component of the US state of California for over a century. Oil production was a minor factor in the 19th century, with kerosene replacing whale oil and lubricants becoming essential to the machine age.

  4. History of California (1900–present) - Wikipedia

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    California played a major role in terms of agriculture, industry, finance and propaganda during World War I. Its industrialized agriculture exported food to the Allies, 1914–1917, and expanded again when America entered the war in 1917. After the war ended, it shipped large quantities of food to central Europe as part of national relief efforts.

  5. City of Industry, California - Wikipedia

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    The City of Industry is located 17.6 miles (28.4 km) east of Los Angeles. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.07 square miles (31.3 km 2 ), of which 11.79 square miles (30.5 km 2) of it is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km 2) of it (2.32%) is water. Climate data for City of Industry, California.

  6. Economy of San Diego - Wikipedia

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    The gross domestic product of Greater San Diego was $206 billion in 2014, 17th largest among metro areas in the United States and 4th largest among California's metro areas. [1] The economy is also part of the San Diego–Tijuana international metropolitan conurbation . The largest sectors of the San Diego's economy are defense/military ...

  7. Food industry led California in COVID violations, but paid ...

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    Melissa Montalvo. California food industry employers racked up more than four times the number of coronavirus violations than all other industries combined – but paid less in overall penalties ...

  8. History of oil in California through 1930 - Wikipedia

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    The history of oil production in California began in the late 19th century. [1] In 1903, California became the leading oil-producing state in the US, and traded the number one position back-and forth with Oklahoma through the year 1930. [2] As of 2022, California produced 3% of the crude oil of the nation, behind Texas, New Mexico, North Dakota ...

  9. List of California companies - Wikipedia

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    This list of California companies includes notable companies that are, or once were, headquartered in California. Companies based in California 0–9 ...