With 931 companies installed, Baja California is a leader in manufacturing, maquila and export services, as reported by Mario Escobedo, Secretary of Sustainable Economy and Tourism (SEST).

He explained that the Immex production plant (maquiladoras) represents 18% national, a figure that manages to keep the entity as one of the four that in May, despite the coronavirus pandemic, no longer lost jobs.

"Not only were the 400,000 jobs preserved, but more than 300 jobs were added, the highest figure of the four best-positioned entities in the country," Escobedo said.

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