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.
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Foreign affiliate's industry
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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 July 22, 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 July 22, 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: July 22, 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 July 22, 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/
