To see today's date, please enable JavaScript. Overall, international trade and investment now supports one in seven California jobs.
Exports generate concrete benefits for both businesses and workers.
Exports are a key contributor to California's growth. The Association of Bay Area Governments, cites foreign trade as one of the prime factors behind the region's strong employment growth. For the state as a whole, the Center for the Continuing Study of the California Economy identifies trade as one of four key sectors propelling California's economic comeback. In FY 1998-99, OED took California exporters to 11 international trade shows and three domestic trade shows, and led two overseas trade missions and one inbound foreign buyer mission. Gray Davis, Governor.