Data refers to employees working at foreign affiliates of U.S. companies. Values are preliminary.
A foreign affiliate is defined as a foreign business enterprise in which a U.S. company owns or controls at least 10 percent of the voting securities or equivalent.
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U.S. number of employees of multinational companies working abroad, by industry 2020
In 2020, approximately **** million people were working for affiliates in the manufacturing industry outside of the United States for affiliates of U.S. multinational enterprises. A foreign affiliate is defined as a foreign business enterprise in which a U.S. company owns or controls at least ** percent of the voting securities or equivalent.
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