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• U.S. subsidiaries in Kansas play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 32,900 Kansans.
• In fact, the relative portion of jobs in the state supplied by U.S. subsidiaries remains significant. They provide the livelihood for nearly 3% of Kansas's private-sector workforce.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 12,700 manufacturing jobs in Kansas. 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.
• Seven percent of manufacturing jobs in Kansas are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.
• U.S. subsidiaries’ employment in Kansas is heavily concentrated in manufacturing. Nearly 40% 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 March, 2007, Capgemini, a U.S. subsidiary of a consulting and technology services company based in France, announced plans to open a call center in Junction City. The new site is expected to employ up to 600 people. When fully operational, the Junction City facility is expected to generate more than $8 million in annual salaries. The contact center will be Capgemini's seventh in North America.