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• U.S. subsidiaries in Michigan play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 202,300 workers in Michigan.
• Michigan has proven to be an attractive location for international employers, ranking 9th 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 5.3% of Michigan's private-sector workforce.
• Michigan ranks 11th in the country in the share of its workforce supported by U.S. subsidiaries.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 78,800 manufacturing jobs in Michigan. 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.
• Almost 12% of manufacturing jobs in Michigan are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.
• U.S. subsidiaries’ employment in Michigan 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.

Last year, Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation, a U.S. subsidiary of a German company, announced plans to invest between $50-60 million to consolidate operations and establish one North American headquarters location in Auburn Hills, including a vehicle and application engineering facility and test labs. The project is expected to create and retain up to 2,851 jobs, including up to 1,100 directly by various Siemens operating companies. An economic analysis conducted by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation estimates that increased economic activity created by the new headquarters will create and retain an additional 1,751 indirect Michigan jobs.