Our Take
Despite a decade-long drop in employment in the Southern California region, sales in the aerospace sector continue to be strong. Improved automation and manufacturing practices likely are playing a role.
Southern California’s aerospace industry continued a nearly decade-long slide in employment in 2,014, losing another 1,200 jobs, as employment fell to 85,500. One of the few brights spots was San Diego County, where employment has grown by almost 5,000 positions over the past decade, largely due to the unmanned aerial system businesses run by Northrop Grumman and General Atomics.
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