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• U.S. subsidiaries in Kentucky play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 86,000 Kentuckians.
• Kentucky has proven to be an attractive location for international employers, ranking 19th 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 strong. They provide the livelihood for 5.6% of Kentucky's private-sector workforce.
• Kentucky ranks 9th in the country in the share of its workforce supported by U.S. subsidiaries.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 44,800 manufacturing jobs in Kentucky. 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.
• Seventeen percent of manufacturing jobs in Kentucky are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.
• U.S. subsidiaries’ employment in Kentucky is heavily concentrated in manufacturing. Over 50% 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, Alcan, a U.S subsidiary recently aquired by Rio Tinto, is a global supplier of packaging solutions for the world's leading medical and pharmaceutical companies and spent $27.5 million to expand its Pharma Canter in Shelbyville. The Shelbyville facility is the only North American facility in the packaging industry dedicated to producing pharmaceutical flexible packaging materials. The expansion project is to be completed in February 2008 and will add 40 to 50 jobs allowing the company to meet increased demand in the United States for the packaging of medicines.