
Jon Lansner
Business Columnist at Orange County Register
Business Columnist for O.C. Register/Southern California News Group.
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2 days ago |
ocregister.com | Jon Lansner
California is world’s No. 4 economy. How do other states rank?
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2 days ago |
mercurynews.com | Jon Lansner
California’s population is blossoming in places where the lifestyle appeals to a younger, cost-conscious, family-oriented audience. It’s not rocket science. Let me explain by starting with the latest population tally from the state Department of Finance. It shows California with 39.5 million residents as of Jan. 1, 2025. Looking back through the pandemic era, the state population has been essentially flat for five years.
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2 days ago |
dailynews.com | Jon Lansner
UPDATED: May 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM PDTCalifornia's population blossoms where the lifestyle appeals to a younger, family-oriented audience. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To log in, click here.
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5 days ago |
ocregister.com | Jon Lansner
California is world’s No. 4 economy. How do other states rank? Texas would be 8th largest, New York No. 9, Florida No. 16
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5 days ago |
mercurynews.com | Jon Lansner
California is not the only state economy that’s a business powerhouse on a global scale. How do other states rank in these global grades? Well, my trusty spreadsheet compared the 49 states with the 192 nations tracked by the IMF. Texas, with its $2.7 trillion of GDP in 2024, would rank No. 8. That’s roughly the size of Italy’s economy. Here are the other states in the global Top 25 …No. 9 New York: $2.3 trillion in GDP in 2024 – roughly Canada’s economic size.
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