Manufacturing is ~10% of GDP in California: https://nam.org/state-manufacturing-data/2021-california-manufacturing-facts/#:~:text=Manufacturers%20in%20Californi

Manufacturing is ~10% of GDP in California: https://nam.org/state-manufacturing-data/2021-california-manufacturing-facts/#:~:text=Manufacturers%20in%20California%20account%20for,employing%207.57%25%20of%20the%20workforce. https://nam.org/state-manufacturing-data/2021-california-man... California is only the largest manufacturer because it's BY FAR the largest state economy. Manufacturing was ~20% of German GDP (down to 18.5%): https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/manufacturing-value-added-percent-of-gdp-wb-data.html https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/manufacturing-value-add... If you keep having higher energy than the rest of Europe and the world - you'll keep shrinking your manufacturing as a percentage of GDP (and manufacturing jobs).