# A leaked report puts a price on Paramount leaving

> A leaked LAEDC report tallies the jobs and dollars Los Angeles loses if Paramount Skydance moves out of California.
- Title: A leaked report puts a price on Paramount leaving · Variety
- Summary: A leaked LAEDC report tallies the jobs and dollars Los Angeles loses if Paramount Skydance moves out of California. If Paramount Skydance leaves California…
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- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-leaving-california-los-angeles-economy-job-loss-1236860125
- Author: Jack Dunn
- Published: 2026-09-12T23:41:31+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: paramount, hollywood, los angeles, economy, jobs, entertainment, culture
## A report nobody meant to publish
The Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation studied what happens if Paramount Skydance leaves California. The findings got out before anyone chose to release them.
## Politico got the copy
Politico published the document, which lays out the economic aftershocks in plain numbers rather than warnings.
## David Ellison holds the decision
The whole scenario turns on one call by the Paramount Skydance CEO: keep headquarters and operations in California, or pull them out.
## Thousands of job-years gone
The report estimates losses of 2,750 to 5,550 job-years across all California industries, not just film and television.

> relocating Paramount's headquarters and other operations out of California would result in losses of 2,750 and 5,550 job-years
## A billion dollars, at minimum
Economic output drops by $1.01 billion to $2.03 billion. The authors call that range a floor, not a worst case.

> At a minimum
## The damage runs five years
The window measured is October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031, so the hit compounds well past any moving announcement.

> between October 1, 2026, and September 30, 2031
## Key takeaway

If Paramount Skydance leaves California, the low end of the damage is still thousands of jobs and at least $1 billion in lost output over five years.