In 2020, approximately 7.35 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 10 percent of the voting securities or equivalent.
Number of employees of U.S. multinational enterprises working outside the U.S. in 2020, by industry
(in 1,000s)
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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BEA. (November 15, 2022). Number of employees of U.S. multinational enterprises working outside the U.S. in 2020, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/556219/employees-of-us-multinational-companies-working-abroad-by-industry/
BEA. "Number of employees of U.S. multinational enterprises working outside the U.S. in 2020, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556219/employees-of-us-multinational-companies-working-abroad-by-industry/
BEA. (2022). Number of employees of U.S. multinational enterprises working outside the U.S. in 2020, by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556219/employees-of-us-multinational-companies-working-abroad-by-industry/
BEA. "Number of Employees of U.S. Multinational Enterprises Working outside The U.S. in 2020, by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556219/employees-of-us-multinational-companies-working-abroad-by-industry/
BEA, Number of employees of U.S. multinational enterprises working outside the U.S. in 2020, by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556219/employees-of-us-multinational-companies-working-abroad-by-industry/ (last visited November 07, 2024)
Number of employees of U.S. multinational enterprises working outside the U.S. in 2020, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], BEA, November 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/556219/employees-of-us-multinational-companies-working-abroad-by-industry/
