Bloomberg Surveillance · Friday, August 7, 2026
The port complex in Los Angeles is a significant economic engine, providing jobs for 1.5 million people in the region and supporting the largest manufacturing base in the country with 400,000 jobs in LA County. This employment is critical for feeding and supporting the large population of Southern California.
“One in fifteen working Angelinos have a job related to this port complex and supply chain. Wow, That's super powerful.”
“We've got twenty million people that live in southern California, so when we do all these imports, we got a lot of mouths to feed. We've got a lot of consumers.”
“We also have the largest manufacturing base of employment in the country, four hundred thousand jobs in LA County.”