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• U.S. subsidiaries in Delaware play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 27,200 Delawareans.
• In fact, the relative portion of jobs in the state supplied by U.S. subsidiaries remains significant. They provide the livelihood for 7.2% of Delaware's private-sector workforce.
• Delaware ranks 1st in the country in the share of its workforce supported by U.S. subsidiaries.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 7,100 manufacturing jobs in Delaware. 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 21% of manufacturing jobs in Delaware are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.
• U.S. subsidiaries’ employment in Delaware is heavily concentrated in manufacturing. Over 25% 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.

In January 2007, Air Liquide, a U.S. subsidiary of a French-based international group specializing in industrial and medical gases and related services opened a new R&D and Technology Center in Newark, Delaware. Air Liquide invested $35 million for the 22-hectare site. Air Liquide executives cited the U.S.'s dynamic market and top university and scientific talent available as some of the main rationale for the investment. The new facility, called the "Delaware Research and Technology Center" (DRTC), created 150 new jobs. The DRTC will devote itself to twelve areas of research from gas production to applications in electronics, healthcare and food processing, and in particular clean energy.