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Manufacturing Employment Data California loses 103,400 manufacturing jobs over the past year. The Employment Development Department's unemployment report revealed that California lossed 2,300 manufacturing jobs in October. 600,000 jobs have been lost in the sector since the decline started in Dec. 2000 -- nearly a 32 percent decline. EDD Press release    California lags behind all of its western competitor states. Most western state's manufacturing sector has endured huge job losses, but California's situation is worse. Costs in the state are 24 percent higher than the national average and contribute to the job gap that leaves more hard-working families in the state without opportunities for upwardly mobile, high-paying careers. Track national manufacturing data through Bureau of Labor Statistics California Government job creation grows while private sector jobs decline Higher paying sectors declining in California Latest California Business Casualties Status Business City Closing facility Intel Santa Clara Layoffs Con Agra Fresno Plans to close Formica Corp Rocklin Closed De Francesco & Sons, Inc. Firebaugh Layoffs Nestle Waters North America, Inc Brea Closed facility Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc. Brea Closed facility Titan Plastics Group Brea Layoffs Siemens Concord Closed McCormick Salinas Closed Clark Foam Laguna Niguel View all business casualties Is your company suffering from the high cost of doing business in California? Do you know of other that are? Let us know.