The share of total US goods trade (exports and imports) through California ports continued its decline to 15.48% (12 month moving average; compared to 15.51% in April 2023 and 16.61% in May 2022).
California remained the #2 state, behind Texas with 20.10% (compared to 20.11% in April 2023 and 18.90% in May 2022). Trade through the Atlantic port states was at 29.84% (compared to 29.80% in April 2023 and 29.78% in May 2022). The state’s position in this area forms the trade-related base for one of California’s largest centers of middle-class, blue-collar jobs. Transportation & Warehousing provided 794,200 wage and salary jobs in the most recent data for May, up from 773,200 in May 2022.
