One Million Jobs at Risk: The Future of Manufacturing In California

About one million manufacturing jobs in California are at risk of ending up in other states or countries unless state government and manufacturers start taking action to keep them, according to the report from the Bay Area Economic Forum. The group notes that lawmakers and politicians need to address issues such as the cost of workers compensation insurance, energy expenses and corporate tax rates, all of which are cited as reasons that made California the most expensive state in the nation to do business in 2002.