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Demographics

	Second most populous city in US
Boundaries of County	Ventura-North San Clemente-South San Bernardino-East
Area	470 sq. mi-city 44 miles from north to south 29 miles from west to east 4,752 sq. mi-county
Population	3,745,742-estimate of 2004 Census 44.6 %-Hispanic 31.1%-White Non-Hispanic 12.0%-Asian-Pacific Islander 9.5%-Black 70% have high school diploma 25% bachelor’s degree or more (2000 Census)
Form of Government	Mayor-Council-Commission structure Mayor, City Controller, and City Attorney elected every 4 yrs Council also elected every 4 yrs Commission appointed by mayor and approved by council

Economy

Major Industries

Direct International Trade (261, 000 employees in county)
Tourism (260,000 employees in county)
Motion Picture/TV production (249,000 employees in county)
Technology (202,700 employees in county)
Professional and Business Services (177,600 employees in county)
Wholesale Trade/Logistics (135,200 employees in county)
Bio-Med/Health Services (118,700 employees in county)
Apparel/Textile Design, Manufacturing, Wholesale (104,500 employees in county)
Agriculture//Food products manufacturing (67,600 employees in county)

(data from LAEDC)

Major Employers

21st Century Insurance Group
99 Cents Only Stores
Aames Financial Corp
American Apparel Inc.
Boeing Co.
California Pizza Kitchen Inc.
CBS
City of L.A. Water & Power Department
Clougherty Packing Co./FarmerJohn
Coca Cola Bottling Co.
Diagnostic Products Corp.
Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center
First Regional Bancorp.
Forever 21 Inc.
Galpin Motors Inc.
Guess Inc.
Health Net Inc.
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente
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