| Economy |
| The most important industries in Los Angeles are
entertainment, adult entertainment, and media production, aerospace,
telecommunications, law, tourism, health and medicine, manufacturing
and transportation. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
are vital to North American trade with the Pacific Rim countries. |
| Companies headquartered in Los Angeles
(by neighborhood) |
| Century City |
- Twentieth Century Fox
- Herbalife
- Northrop Grumman
- Univision
|
| Chatsworth |
|
| Downtown Los Angeles |
- CB Richard Ellis
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
- Guess, Inc.
- O'Melveny & Myers LLP
- Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
|
| Hancock Park |
|
| Hollywood |
- The Jim Henson Company
- Paramount Pictures
|
| North Hollywood |
|
| Sherman Oaks |
|
| Westwood Village |
- Fox Sports Net
- KB Home
- Occidental Petroleum Corporation
|
| Woodland Hills |
- Health Net, Inc.
- 21st Century Insurance
|
| Companies headquartered in cities adjacent
to Los Angeles (by city) |
| Few major companies are headquartered within the
boundaries of the City of Los Angeles for a variety of reasons,
such as the city's high taxes. For example, Los Angeles charges
a gross receipts tax based on a percentage of business revenue,
while most neighboring cities charge only small flat fees. The
companies below clearly benefit from their proximity to Los
Angeles, while at the same time they also avoid the city's taxes
(and other problems). |
| Alhambra, California |
|
| Beverly Hills, California |
- Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
- City National Bank
- Hilton Hotels
|
| Burbank, California |
- DiC Entertainment
- The Walt Disney Company
- Warner Brothers
|
| Calabasas, California |
- Countrywide Financial Corporation
- THQ
|
| Compton, California |
|
| Culver City, California |
- National Public Radio West
- Sony Pictures Entertainment (parent of Columbia Pictures).
|
| El Segundo, California |
- Computer Sciences Corporation
- DirecTV
- Mattel
- Unocal
|
| Glendale, California |
|
| Long Beach, California |
|
| Marina Del Rey, California |
|
| Santa Clarita, California |
- Cunard Line
- Princess Cruises
|
| Santa Monica, California |
|
| There are many other well-known companies with
headquarters located in the County of Los Angeles or the greater
Los Angeles area, but they are far beyond the City of Los Angeles
(and the scope of this article). See the Economy section of
the Los Angeles County article for a list of such companies
in Los Angeles County. |
