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Long Beach Port Supports 2.7M US Jobs, Study

[ May 21, 2025   //   ]

As one of the busiest U.S. seaports, the Port of Long Beach supports 2.7 million jobs across the nation, including more than 1.1 million in California, according to a port-commissioned study conducted by Boston-based EBP US found.

In the five-county Southern California region, more than 691,000 jobs are connected to Port trade, construction and tourism, or 1 out of 17 jobs.

“The data in this new analysis shows us what can be lost when trade is reduced here, and it’s easy to imagine how the impacts can ripple throughout the national economy,” said Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson. “Our community, our jobs and our collective futures depend on stable, smart trade policies that grow business incomes at home and markets for U.S. goods abroad.”

“We are also a crucial link to overseas markets for the nation’s farmers and other exporters in addition to many of the materials used for manufacturing that cannot be sourced domestically,” said Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero. “This study affirms the benefits of international trade, which should be nurtured by carefully calculated, deliberate policies that serve U.S. businesses and consumers.”

“This Port of Long Beach’s influence on the national economy is far reaching, with 15 percent of all U.S. container cargo moved across our docks,” said Long Beach Harbor Commission President Bonnie Lowenthal.

The study started in August 2024 and examines economic activity in 2023. Among other findings:

• The port supports 2.71 million U.S. jobs, providing US$176 billion in income and more than US$309 billion to gross domestic product, the final value of goods and services.

• Statewide, 1.14 million jobs are connected to the Port, generating US$77.9 billion in income.

• For the five-county region – Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside and San Bernardino counties –691,607 jobs depend on the Port, providing US$46.6 billion in income. Locally, for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Statistical Area (the second-largest in the nation), the port powers 543,122 jobs providing US$38.9 billion income.

• Port activity is a major contributor to the tax base, with US$84.4 billion in local, state and federal taxes collected for 2023.

The economic impact analysis by EBP US is available at https://tinyurl.com/ywn8d2cf.

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