The reports underscore the immense amount of international connections that are essential to economic activities and jobs here in Southern California and L.A. County.
WTCLA has partnered with the Consulate General of the United Kingdom in Los Angeles and LAEDC’s Institute for Applied Economics to better detail the economic ties between the UK and … Continued
WTCLA has partnered with the Consulate General of the United Kingdom in Los Angeles and LAEDC’s Institute for Applied Economics to better detail the economic ties between the UK and the Golden State. The 2021 United Kingdom Foreign Direct Investment in California report details how the 2nd largest investor in California has made a significant impact in our state and local counties.
The 2021 report on foreign direct investment in California, presented by the World Trade Center Los Angeles (WTCLA) and Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), represents the sixth edition of our annual outlook. In keeping with our previous edition, we estimate FDI across the entirety of California’s regions alongside our focus on Los Angeles County. This year, comparison to New York and Texas FDI (the second and third largest states for FDI behind California) are included for comparison.
According to this report from World Trade Center Los Angeles, UK foreign direct investment supports 111,430 jobs in the state of California across 2,433 establishments, which paid $9.4 million to Californian workers. Though this economic impact takes place across all major industries, UK FDI is particularly concentrated in professional and business services, manufacturing and retail trade. To further highlight the depth of this relationship, the value of bilateral goods trade between California
and the UK was valued at $11.5 billion in 2019. As a testament to the special relationship between the United Kingdom and California, WTCLA has partnered with the Consulate General of the United Kingdom in Los Angeles to better detail the economic ties between the UK and the Golden State. This report represents a culmination of this effort and highlights the UK’s FDI footprint across California, its regions and its industries.
On May 26, 2020, the World Trade Center Los Angeles (WTCLA) released the report Foreign Direct Investment in California, 2020, assessing the positive employment impact of foreign-owned enterprises in the state and its various regions. The report was created in partnership with the California Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Loyola Marymount University’s Center for International Business. Over 730,000 direct jobs in California are at foreign-owned firms, according the report, underscoring how important FDI and international connections are to the state’s economy.
World Trade Center Los Angeles (WTCLA) today published the 2019 FDI Report for Southern California. Over 10,000 foreign-owned businesses provide 425,000 jobs in the SoCal economy. The data indicates a slight decline in jobs related to foreign-owned businesses, of about 3% year-over-year. Also, France moved ahead of Canada in terms of job creation by foreign-owned employers in SoCal.
The World Trade Center Los Angeles (WTCLA) report Foreign Direct Investment in Southern California, 2018 provides details on Foreign-Owned Enterprises (FOEs) as a major contributor to employment. The report found that over 10,000 … Continued
This report is provided by LAEDC subsidiary World Trade Center LA, as an update from the 2016 report, now including a survey of firms to gain their perspectives on the business environment, and geospatial information including county rankings and country-of-origin analysis for FDI in our region.
LAEDC affiliate World Trade Center LA has released a report on the role of Foreign Direct Investment in the Southern California region. Read the report HERE Read media coverage: LA … Continued
LAEDC has released the 2016-2017 International Trade Outlook, providing and overview and forecast for this important industry in the Los Angeles region. Read the report HERE Read media coverage: LA … Continued
The LAEDC’s Kyser Center for Economic Research has released a new report, Growing Together: Taiwan and Los Angeles County. The report explores and analyzes the trade and investment ties between … Continued
LAEDC and its Kyser Center for Economic Research today published the 2015-2016 International Trade Outlook. The report analyzes the Southern California and national “Trade and Goods Movement” industry, related infrastructure projects, and … Continued
LAEDC has released its new report, Growing Together: China and LA County At the International Trade Outlook event on June 5th, 2014, the LAEDC released its new report detailing trade, … Continued
