Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2021
Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2021
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Majority-owned U.S. affiliates of foreign multinational enterprises employed 7.94 million workers in the United States in 2021, a 2.9 percent increase from 7.71 million workers in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). These affiliates accounted for 6.2 percent of total private-industry employment in the United States in 2021.

  • Current Release: August 18, 2023
  • Next Release: November 2024

Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, '21 CHART

Chart 1. Employment by Majority-Owned U.S. Affiliates

What are Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign MNEs?

BEA’s statistics on the activities of U.S. affiliates of foreign multinational enterprises offer details on the finances and operations of U.S. affiliates of foreign MNEs, including their employment and compensation, sales, value added, capital expenditures, trade in goods, and expenditures for research and development.

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