In 2020, California was the state with the most residents employed as a result of foreign direct investment with around 941,000 FDI jobs. Texas had an additional 733,000 jobs from FDI. New York, Illinois, and Florida round out the top five.
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BEA. (June 28, 2022). Number of jobs created by foreign direct investment in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/954568/number-jobs-us-fdi-state/
BEA. "Number of jobs created by foreign direct investment in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/954568/number-jobs-us-fdi-state/
BEA. (2022). Number of jobs created by foreign direct investment in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/954568/number-jobs-us-fdi-state/
BEA. "Number of Jobs Created by Foreign Direct Investment in The United States in 2020, by State (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/954568/number-jobs-us-fdi-state/
BEA, Number of jobs created by foreign direct investment in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/954568/number-jobs-us-fdi-state/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of jobs created by foreign direct investment in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph], BEA, June 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/954568/number-jobs-us-fdi-state/