California stands as the center for manufacturing output in the United States with over 35,000 manufacturing firms and employing over 1.2 million Californians.

Since California supplanted New York in 1965, our manufacturing firms have created new industries and supplied the world with manufactured goods spanning aerospace, computers and electronics, and, most recently, zero emission vehicles. California continues to expand its manufacturing prowess into new and emerging technologies with companies spanning industries from food and beverage, machinery, computer and electronics, chemicals, aerospace and motor vehicles.

(Info from: https://business.ca.gov/industries/manufacturing/)