FACT SHEET - Los Angeles County

 

  • Fashion  apparel, and related sewn products, is the largest manufacturing sector in Los Angeles, and in the top five sectors over-all for California.
  • Annual $22.9 billion wholesale volume, including manufacturing, wholesaling, and textiles.  $32.5 billion for the State of California.

Annual Payroll Direct and Indirect Apparel/Textiles Earnings

(IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)  

                                             Direct                        Indirect                  Est. total
Apparel Manufacturing             1,580                       1,870                          3,450
Textile Manufacturing                280                         370                              650
Apparel Wholesaling                1,120                         370                           1,490
                 TOTAL                $2,980                        $2,610                  $5,590   

 

  • Home to nearly 9,600 firms involved in fashion-related businesses, including textile manufacturing, wholesaling, textile production and services.
  • The apparel and textile industries account for approximately 114,000 jobs within Los Angeles County (documented employees).  Their earnings and spending generate an additional 130,000 'indirect' jobs in the region - the total employment impact is approximately 250,000. 
 
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The California Fashion Association (CFA) is the business-to-business network and forum for California’s Apparel and Textile Industry, established in 1995, as a tax exempt public benefit corporation.