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• U.S. subsidiaries in Arkansas play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 33,900 Arkansans.
• In fact, the relative portion of jobs in the state supplied by U.S. subsidiaries remains significant. They provide the livelihood for 3.4% of Arkansas's private-sector workforce.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 19,000 manufacturing jobs in Arkansas. Manufacturing companies tend to have a strong "multiplier" effect on the economy—stimulating a substantial amount of activity and jobs in other sectors through their demand for inputs from other suppliers.
• More than 9% of manufacturing jobs in Arkansas are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.
• U.S. subsidiaries’ employment in Arkansas is heavily concentrated in manufacturing. Over 55% of these jobs are in manufacturing industries.

• U.S. subsidiaries consistently support millions of American jobs. They now employ 5.1 million Americans-or 4.4% of private sector employment.
• U.S. subsidiaries support an annual payroll of $335.9 billion.
• U.S. subsidiaries provide an average compensation per U.S. worker of $66,042; this is 32% higher than compensation at all U.S. companies.
• U.S. subsidiaries also spent $121 billion on plant construction and new equipment.
• U.S. subsidiaries' share of U.S. manufacturing employment represents almost 11% of American manufacturing jobs.

Last year, Nestlé Prepared Foods, a U.S. subsidiary of a Swiss company, announced plans to expand its 400-employee food processing plant in Jonesboro. Nestlé is investing about $20 million for the expansion that will equip the plant to produce Hot Pockets sandwiches, in addition to the Stouffer's and Lean Cuisine frozen prepared meal lines, which have been made in Jonesboro since the facility opened in 2003. The expansion is expected to create about 65 new jobs. Nestlé USA, which includes Nestlé Brands Co., Nestlé Prepared Foods Co., Buitoni North America and Nestlé Purina PetCare Co., has annual sales of $8.1 billion.