Los Angeles is considered a Megalopolis with a population of 12,815,475 and 200,770 businesses. 2,843 in 2018 were added to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce business directory which was more than 2017 which had 2,151.

The economy of Los Angeles employs 8,496,660 people and has an unemployment rate of 8.1%. Some of the largest industries in Los Angeles are Professional Services (8,991),Restaurants (7,303), and Attorneys (4,577).