The output of state factories has surged 73% during the last 15 years — twice as fast as the rest of the nation — even as the sector bleeds jobs, according to a new report from the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. Employment declined nearly 34% during the same period.
The surge in production owes itself to innovations in machinery and materials, digitization and computing power, along with a strong network of industry clusters.
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