California includes some of the largest and most economically active urban centers in the nation, if not the world. World-class metropolitan areas create immense value for the state and the nation, placing California in the top ten economies of the world.1 California residents account for approximately 13 percent of total personal income for the entire United States. The Los Angeles and San Francisco metropolitan areas rank second and fourth in the nation respectively. California:

• Hosts the largest manufacturing complex in the country
• Leads the nation in agricultural production
• Exported goods worth $117 billion to other countries
  in 2005 2

The following table lists the primary metropolitan and micropolitan areas ranked by total civilian payroll.3 These population centers are the economic engines that help to generate demand for hospitality services throughout the state.

U.S. Census Bureau 2005 Metropolitan/Micropolitan* Statistical Reporting Area	Total Annual Reported Payroll (in $1,000s)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana	226,409,038
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont	105,429,335
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara	62,457,295
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos	47,407,939
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario	34,029,210
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville	27,112,691
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura	11,957,623
Fresno	7,981,947
Santa Rosa-Petaluma	6,377,175
Bakersfield	5,874,288
Stockton	5,860,857
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta	5,238,302
Modesto	4,542,863
Vallejo-Fairfield	3,894,749
Salinas	3,781,496
Santa Cruz-Watsonville	2,726,210
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles	2,672,658
Visalia-Porterville	2,543,731
Napa	2,141,239
Chico	1,603,388
Redding	1,566,012
Merced	1,296,642
Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna	959,741
Yuba City-Marysville	923,684
Truckee-Grass Valley	867,132
El Centro	785,020
Madera	765,300
Hanford-Corcoran	680,759
Ukiah	656,823
Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge	402,451
Red Bluff	392,096
Clearlake	294,946
Bishop	146,489
Crescent City North	101,505

*Metropolitan area: population exceeding 50,000; micrpolitan area: population exceeding 10,000

1 California Legislative Analyst's Office, Cal Facts 2006, http://www.lao.ca.gov/2006/cal_facts/2006_calfacts_econ.htm.

1 California Department of Finance, 2006 California Statistical Abstract, page 1, http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/STAT-ABS/2006_statisticalabstract.pdf.

1 U.S. Census Bureau, Tabulations by Enterprise Size, Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), sectors, http://www.census.gov/csd/susb/susb05.htm.