▁goods . ▁The ▁major ▁employ ers ▁are ▁industry ▁( in ▁general ), ▁commerce ▁and ▁services . ▁ ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁drives ▁the ▁state ' s ▁economic ▁growth , ▁making ▁J alis co ▁third ▁in ▁construction ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Agricult ure ▁mostly ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁tropical ▁and ▁subt rop ical ▁areas . ▁ ▁J alis co ' s ▁agricult ure ▁accounts ▁for ▁ 8 . 4 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁production ▁according ▁to ▁G DP . ▁It ▁produces ▁twenty ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁corn , ▁twelve ▁percent ▁of ▁its ▁sugar , ▁twenty ▁five ▁percent ▁of ▁its ▁eggs , ▁twenty ▁percent ▁of ▁its ▁p ork , ▁sevent een ▁percent ▁of ▁its ▁da iry ▁products ▁and ▁over ▁twelve ▁percent ▁of ▁its ▁h oney , ▁domestic ▁f ow l ▁and ▁cattle . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁country ' s ▁number ▁one ▁producer ▁of ▁seed ▁corn , ▁corn ▁for ▁animal ▁feed , ▁ag ave ▁for ▁te qu ila , ▁l imes , ▁fresh ▁milk , ▁eggs , ▁p igs ▁and ▁cattle . ▁It ▁ranks ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁sugar , ▁wat erm el ons , ▁h oney ▁and ▁bar ley . ▁ 5 , 2 2 2 , 5 4 2 ▁hect ares ▁are ▁dedicated ▁to ▁forest ry , ▁with ▁eight y ▁percent ▁covered ▁in ▁con if ers ▁and ▁broad - leaf ed ▁trees . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁these ▁for ests ▁contains ▁commer cially ▁important ▁hard wood s . ▁On ▁the ▁coast s , ▁there ▁is ▁commercial ▁fish ing ▁for