Women-owned business in California, 1997-2002.

women - owned

Businesses in California, 1997-2002

                             No. of      No. of Businesses   Employment
                             Businesses  With Employees (*)

Women-owned businesses 1997  700,513     102,762             932,462
Women-owned businesses 2002  745,749     140,053             1.4 million
% Share WOB 2002             29.2%       21.7%               18.3%

                             Sales


Women-owned businesses 1997  121 million
Women-owned businesses 2002  196 million
% Share WOB 2002             13.9%

Source: Center for Women's Business Research, based on data from the
U.S. Bureau of the Census.

(*)Share of all business includes those publicly owned.