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INDUSTRY NEWS
Spending by California's pistachio industry helped create
55,100 jobs on a full-time equivalent basis in 2022. Grower
spending generated more than 27,000 jobs and processor
spending generated more than 28,000 jobs.
The new study pegged labor income generated by
California growers and processors at nearly $3 billion in
2022. Tootelian said the labor income helped boost other
sectors of the economy. Possible purchases with this labor
income would equate to $770 million for housing, $373
million for transportation, $282 million for food, $185
million for health care, and even $82 million in charitable
cash donations, according to Tootelian's analysis.
" The money spent by growers and processors spreads
throughout the economy, creating business activity down
the main streets of towns and cities across the state, "
Tootelian said. " The green kernels shaken from California
pistachio trees each year produce another kind of green for
our economy -- thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in
business taxes. "
The data calculated the total indirect business taxes
generated as a result of grower and processor spending
at more than $230.9 million in 2022, or the equivalent of
$632,600 per day.
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