California global enterprise footprint with regional concentration, labor scale, and source-country depth
This California dashboard reframes the statewide dataset into a cleaner market intelligence view. It highlights Southern California, the Bay Area, and Greater California using a real California state geometry, then layers employment concentration, establishment density, and country exposure into a single investor-facing section.
Statewide operating profile
California remains one of the largest global business platforms in the United States, with employment and wage concentration anchored by logistics, manufacturing, trade, technology, and professional services across distinct regional markets.
California region selector
Select a region from the map or cards below to update the operating profile.
Southern California
Largest statewide concentration across logistics, trade, manufacturing, and consumer markets.
Bay Area
Technology, research, life sciences, finance, and high-value service employment base.
Greater California
Inland and distributed markets supporting statewide expansion, production, and operations.
Southern California
The largest concentration of jobs and establishments, anchored by logistics, trade, advanced manufacturing, and major consumer markets.
488,312
11,260
$50.9B
Southern California carries the dominant share of statewide employment and remains the primary operating zone for large-scale industrial and logistics activity.
Regional employment graph
Employment concentration across California’s three major operating regions.
Largest international business presence by country
Employment linked to the largest source-country groups operating in California.
| Country | Jobs | Establishments |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 113,292 | 1,946 |
| Japan | 112,673 | 3,280 |
| France | 89,601 | 1,783 |
| Canada | 73,788 | 1,810 |
| Germany | 65,831 | 1,352 |
Sector employment graph
Statewide employment concentration across California’s major operating sectors.
The map uses real California state geometry rendered from Census-derived TopoJSON. Region shading remains simplified for readability, while country and sector values stay hardcoded in the HTML so the dashboard still displays if external scripts fail.
California foreign direct investment dashboard with render diagnostics, regional map, country concentration, sector exposure, and source-country clustering
This rewrite is built to render even when JavaScript enhancement partially fails. The static HTML block is visible immediately. The script then attempts SVG injection, region binding, chart fill animation, and data switching. The diagnostics panel below reports each step on screen instead of failing silently.
Render diagnostics
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California regional map
If the map renders, click a region or use the region cards below. If the map does not render, the cards still control the detail panel.
- Southern California
- Bay Area
- Greater California
Southern California
Largest concentration of foreign investment employment, trade activity, logistics infrastructure, and major-county operating scale.
Bay Area
Technology, corporate headquarters, advanced manufacturing, and high-value service concentration.
Greater California
Expansion-market positioning across inland and non-coastal counties with manufacturing, land, and strategic corridor relevance.
Southern California regional detail
Southern California is the dominant destination region in California by total foreign-owned enterprise employment.
488,312
11,260
$50.94B
| Rank | Source Country | Jobs | Establishments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 78,511 | 2,150 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 71,419 | 1,107 |
| 3 | France | 54,684 | 1,081 |
| 4 | Canada | 49,868 | 1,055 |
| 5 | Germany | 39,468 | 854 |
Statewide country concentration
Largest source-country employment concentrations in California foreign-owned enterprises.
| Country | Jobs | Establishments | Wages |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 113,292 | 1,946 | $10.637B |
| Japan | 112,673 | 3,280 | $12.249B |
| France | 89,601 | 1,783 | $8.460B |
| Canada | 73,788 | 1,810 | $8.049B |
| Germany | 65,831 | 1,352 | $7.808B |
| Switzerland | 54,955 | 954 | $6.290B |
| Ireland | 32,751 | 526 | $3.705B |
| China | 31,667 | 674 | $2.668B |
| Netherlands | 27,183 | 483 | $3.038B |
| Taiwan | 23,582 | 412 | $2.760B |
Industry sector exposure
Statewide FOE employment concentration by major sector.
source-country clustering model
The report groups source countries into Titans, Prospects, Rising Stars, and Untapped Horizon based on investment amount, momentum, experience, stability, industry coverage, and location coverage.
Established scale investors
Large developed-economy investors with the deepest operating history and broad industry/location reach.
- United Kingdom
- France
- Germany
- Canada
- Japan
Broad-growth opportunity
Countries with strong California operating relevance and material expansion potential.
- China
- India
- Mexico
- Switzerland
Fast momentum countries
Countries showing the strongest recent creation rate of new foreign-owned enterprises.
- Vietnam
- Saudi Arabia
- Bahrain
- Poland
- Israel
Lower current presence, meaningful future potential
Smaller present footprint but strategic capital relevance and possible future scale-up.
- Norway
- United Arab Emirates
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