CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as retail trade businesses with between 250 and 499 employees in California than in any other category.
The following table shows how many machinery manufacturing businesses with between 250 and 499 employees were in California during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Machinery manufacturing businesses with between 250 and 499 employees in California (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
24,157
2013
23,877
2014
23,872
2015
23,794
2016
23,509