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The proportion of the Ocean Economy in each region’s total economy changes from South
to North. It remains unknown whether the size of the Ocean Economy is a cause or a result
of the size of the rest of the economy in each region. Figure 2-4 compares the proportion of
the California economy accounted for by employment in each of the regions. For example,
the Southern region, with the largest and most urban population, provides 45.8% of
California’s ocean sector employment, while it represents 45% of California’s total
employment. The Northern region, far more rural with many fewer people, has only 2% of
California’s Ocean Economy jobs and less than 1% of California’s total employment.
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
1.9%
0.6%
Ocean Employment by Region Compared with Total in 2000*
32.3%
27.0%
11.5%
7.3%
4.3% 3.8%
45.8%
North North Central Central South Central South
45.0%
Ocean
Employment
Total
Employment
Figure 2-4: California Ocean Employment, Region vs. State
*Total employment represents all California employment and ocean employment represents ocean sectors.
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