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Figure 2-5 shows that the proportion of Ocean Economy employment in each region is
higher outside the major metropolitan areas. While the Ocean Economy is about 2.5% of
the total California economy, and 2.6% of the Southern California economy, it is nearly
7.5% of the northern region. This mirrors a general pattern in the US Ocean Economy, in
which employment is concentrated in urban areas, but the Ocean Economy plays a larger
role in more rural areas.
8%
7%
6%
5%
4%
3%
2%
1%
0%
7.4%
Ocean Sector Employment as Percent of Total Regional
Employment in 2000*
3.2%
6.7%
4.3%
2.6% 2.5%
North North Central Central South Central South California
Figure 2-5: Regional Percentage of Ocean Employment
*The regions represent coastal counties only; California represents the entire state.
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