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• U.S. subsidiaries in Hawaii play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 30,300 Hawaiians.
• In fact, the relative portion of jobs in the state supplied by U.S. subsidiaries remains significant. They provide the livelihood for 6.1% of Hawaii's private-sector workforce.
• Hawaii ranks 5th in the country in the share of its workforce supported by U.S. subsidiaries.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 400 manufacturing jobs in Hawaii. 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 2% of manufacturing jobs in Hawaii are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.

• 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, Dongbu Insurance Co. Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of the second largest insurer in South Korea, entered the U.S. market with operations in Waikiki. The company will serve Hawaii residents under the Hawaii port of entry law. "We hope to contribute to Hawaii's development through our 'Change & Challenge' management values, and to have a positive impact in the local economy by creating new job positions,'' Kim Soon-hwan, president and CEO of Dongbu Insurance.