Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises, 2020

Majority-owned U.S. affiliates (MOUSAs) of foreign multinational enterprises employed 7.86 million workers in the United States in 2020, a 2.8 percent decrease from 8.08 million workers in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. MOUSAs accounted for 6.4 percent of total private-industry employment in the United States in 2020.

  • Current Release: August 19, 2022
  • Next Release: August 2023

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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