Economy of Oakland, California

Oakland is a major West Coast port, and there are nearly 200,000 jobs related to marine cargo transport.These jobs range from minimum wage hourly positions to Transportation Storage and Distribution Managers who earn an annual average salary of $91,520.The city is also home to several major corporations including Matson, Kaiser Permanente and Clorox, as well as corporate headquarters for national retailers like Dreyer's and Cost Plus World Markets. The first Longs Drugs store opened in Oakland. Tech companies such as Ask.com and Pandora Radio are located in Oakland, and in recent years many start-up high tech and green energy companies have found a home in the downtown neighborhoods of Uptown, City Center, Jack London Square and Lake Merritt Financial District.
Oakland experienced an increase of both its population and of land values in the early-to-mid first decade of the 21st century. The 10k Plan, which began during former mayor Elihu Harris' administration, and intensified during former mayor Jerry Brown's administration resulted in several thousand units of new multi-family housing and development.




Top employers


According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[109] the top employers in the city are:
# Employer # of Employees
1 Alameda County 7,734
2 Kaiser Permanente 6,606
3 Oakland Unified School District 5,689
4 City of Oakland 4,630
5 United States Postal Service 3,961
6 Internal Revenue Service 2,500
7 Southwest Airlines 2,313
7 FedEx 2,241
9 Peralta Community College District 2,020
10 Children's Hospital Oakland 1,970

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