U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

August 22, 2025

Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises, 2023

Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises decreased 0.4 percent to 43.9 million workers in 2023 (preliminary) from 44.1 million workers in 2022 (revised), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on the operations and finances of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates.

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Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises '23 Chart 1

Chart 1 - Employment by U.S. Multinational Enterprises

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Gross Domestic Product

Q2 2025 (Adv)

+3.0%

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Personal Income

June 2025

+0.3%

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International Trade in Goods and Services

June 2025

-$60.2 B

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International Transactions

Q1 2025

-$450.2 B

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