Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2021
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
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- U.S. International Economic Accounts: Concepts and Methods
- Guide to BEA’s Direct Investment Surveys
- International Surveys: Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
- International Surveys: Archived Survey Forms
- Geographic Area Definitions
- Industry and Foreign Trade Classification Materials
- Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises in 2021: Visual Essay
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- Visual Essay Archive
- Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises in 2015
- The Effects of Corporate Inversions on the International and National Economic Accounts
- Articles: Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
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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