• U.S. subsidiaries in Illinois play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 243,100 Illinoisans.
• Illinois has proven to be an attractive location for international employers, ranking 6th in the United States in the number of employees supported by U.S. subsidiaries.
• In fact, the relative portion of jobs in the state supplied by U.S. subsidiaries remains significant. They provide the livelihood for nearly 5% of Illinois's private-sector workforce.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 67,000 manufacturing jobs in Illinois. 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.
• 10% of manufacturing jobs in Illinois are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.
• U.S. subsidiaries’ employment in Illinois is heavily concentrated in manufacturing. Nearly 30% of these jobs are in manufacturing industries.

• U.S. subsidiaries consistently support millions of American jobs. They now employ 5.3 million Americans-or 4.5% of private sector employment.
• U.S. subsidiaries support an annual payroll of $364.2 billion.
• U.S. subsidiaries provide an average compensation per U.S. worker of $68,317; this is 32% higher than compensation at all U.S. companies.
• U.S. subsidiaries also spent $160 billion on plant construction and new equipment.
• U.S. subsidiaries' share of U.S. manufacturing employment represents almost 11% of American manufacturing jobs.

In June of 2008, Sony Corporation of America , a U.S. subsidiary of the Japanese company Sony, invested $113 million to create a new manufacturing facility in Terre Haute. The new manufacturing faclity is expected to employ more than 85 people, 20 more than the previously projected 65 jobs Sony announced earlier this year. The Terre Haute site will produce Blu-ray DVDs at the facility and is the only site in the United States where they are manufactured. The facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2008.