Output Per Worker in Total Gross State Product
| | California |
| | 1978 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 27.939 |
| | California |
| | 1979 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 29.498 |
| | California |
| | 1980 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 32.08 |
| | California |
| | 1981 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 35.425 |
| | California |
| | 1982 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 38.539 |
| | California |
| | 1983 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 41.335 |
| | California |
| | 1984 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 44.389 |
| | California |
| | 1985 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 46.764 |
| | California |
| | 1986 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 48.999 |
| | California |
| | 1987 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 51.281 |
| | California |
| | 1988 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 54.069 |
| | California |
| | 1989 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 56.474 |
| | California |
| | 1990 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 59.4 |
| | California |
| | 1991 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 62.743 |
| | California |
| | 1992 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 65.544 |
| | California |
| | 1993 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 67.814 |
| | California |
| | 1994 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 69.112 |
| | California |
| | 1995 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 71.196 |
| | California |
| | 1996 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 72.962 |
| | California |
| | 1997 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 75.969 |
| | United States |
| | 1978 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 26.245 |
| | United States |
| | 1979 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 28.048 |
| | United States |
| | 1980 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 30.489 |
| | United States |
| | 1981 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 34.057 |
| | United States |
| | 1982 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 36.411 |
| | United States |
| | 1983 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 38.733 |
| | United States |
| | 1984 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 41.373 |
| | United States |
| | 1985 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 43.14 |
| | United States |
| | 1986 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 44.424 |
| | United States |
| | 1987 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 46.142 |
| | United States |
| | 1988 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 48.6 |
| | United States |
| | 1989 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 50.317 |
| | United States |
| | 1990 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 52.219 |
| | United States |
| | 1991 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 54.8 |
| | United States |
| | 1992 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 57.482 |
| | United States |
| | 1993 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 58.977 |
| | United States |
| | 1994 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 60.967 |
| | United States |
| | 1995 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 62.628 |
| | United States |
| | 1996 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 64.933 |
| | United States |
| | 1997 |
| Dollars per worker in thousands | 67.504 |