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Manufacturing Still Matters <br />The East Bay (Alameda and Contra Costa counties) has a long legacy of manufacturing and continues to this day <br />—ranging from manufacturing machinery to medical equipment to food. The manufacturing sector remains a vital <br />source of innovation and economic competitiveness in the East Bay with significant contributions to research <br />and development, exports and productivity growth. <br />The East Bay has seen its concentration in manufacturing jobs increase relative to the U.S., California and the rest <br />of the Bay Area since the mid-1990s. This is particularly true for specialized and advanced manufacturing <br />activities that support the region's high-tech sectors. <br />As R&D functions increasingly converge with goods production, the East Bay remains well-positioned to <br />continue to be one of the nation's leading manufacturing regions. At the same time, it is important to not take <br />these advantages for granted: business, education, government, nonprofit organizations, and other partners <br />must work together even more closely to ensure that our region's infrastructure, training programs, and other <br />assets that have helped create our success continue to receive the investments and support they need to sustain <br />our competitive advantages. <br />Top Manufacturing Subsectors <br />Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing <br />19,089 <br />19% <br />1,104 <br />2.2 <br />Transportation Equipment Manufacturing <br />16,440 <br />16% <br />13,318 <br />1.2 <br />Food Manufacturing <br />11,366 <br />11% <br />1,003 <br />0.9 <br />Machinery Manufacturing <br />8,335 <br />8% <br />2,370 <br />0.9 <br />Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing <br />8,035 <br />8% <br />1,810 <br />0.7 <br />Chemical Manufacturing <br />7,126 <br />7% <br />1,841 <br />1.1 <br />* Location Quotient - how concentrated this industry is in the East Bay compared to the nation. <br />Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics; EMSI, 2019. <br />Relative <br />affordability <br />of Bay Area <br />industrial space <br />Culture of <br />innovation and <br />collaboration <br />Goods movement infrastructure <br />Strategic location <br />for logistics & supply chain <br />• <br />isAccess to training and <br />industry resources <br />EAST BAY'S <br />MANUFACTURING <br />ECO -SYSTEM <br />•Proximity to <br />workforce <br />1029500 <br />Manufacturing jobs in 2018 <br />(27% growth since 2013) <br />$224 BILLION <br />Gross regional product (GRP) in 2018 <br />Manufacturing represents 15% of the East <br />Bay's overall GRP <br />