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BAY AREA <br />REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT <br />Overall Impact of Life Science Sectors in Bay Area, 2024 <br />B I O COM C A L IFO RN IA <br />2 02 5 L I F E S C I EN C E <br />E C O N OMIC IMP AC T R EP O RT <br />2 <br />County-Level Economic Impact of Life Science Sectors in Bay Area Geographies, 2024 <br />Prepared for Biocom California, the life science trade association for the State of California. When referencing this document, <br />please use “Biocom California’s 2025 Life Science Economic Impact Report” for citation. <br />The Bay Area region comprising nine counties - Alameda, <br />Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, <br />Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma - employed 150,491 life <br />science workers in 2024, which represents a 3.8% <br />decline in overall life science employment versus 2023. <br />The decline is mainly driven by job loss in the analytical <br />laboratory instrument manufacturing; R&D in <br />biotechnology; R&D in engineering, physical, and life <br />sciences; and pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing <br />sub-sectors. Despite the aggregate job loss, job gains <br />were observed in several sub-sectors, namely colleges <br />and universities and electromedical apparatus <br />manufacturing. The region’s highly educated workforce, <br />reinforced by proximity to research institutions such as <br />UC San Francisco, Stanford, and UC Berkeley, continues <br />to position the region as one of the most elite and active <br />life science clusters in the world. <br />Impact Type Direct Impact Indirect Impact Induced Impact Total Multiplier <br />Employment 150,491 57,899 45,975 254,365 1.69 <br />Labor Income ($B) $30.5B $8.6B $4.0B $43.2B 1.41 <br />Output ($B) $93.5B $19.5B $10.5B $123.6B 1.32 <br />County Total Emp Total Labor Income Total Output <br />Alameda County 71,817 $8.8B $25.0B <br />Contra Costa County 7,269 $0.8B $2.4B <br />Marin County 5,980 $1.2B $4.4B <br />Napa County 555 $0.1B $0.2B <br />San Francisco City and County 22,409 $3.6B $7.6B <br />San Mateo County 71,582 $15.5B $50.3B <br />Santa Clara County 65,200 $12.5B $29.6B <br />Solano County 3,356 $0.3B $2.1B <br />Sonoma County 6,178 $0.6B $1.9B