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• U.S. subsidiaries in Mississippi play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 25,200 Mississippians—an increase of 26% over five years.
• In fact, the relative portion of jobs in the state supplied by U.S. subsidiaries remains strong. They provide the livelihood for nearly 3% of Mississippi's private-sector workforce.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 13,300 manufacturing jobs in Mississippi. 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 7% of manufacturing jobs in Mississippi are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.
• U.S. subsidiaries’ employment in Mississippi is heavily concentrated in manufacturing. Nearly 55% 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 February 2007,Toyota Motor Corp, a U.S. subsidiary of a Japanese company and one of the world's largest automobile manufacturers announced a $1.3 billion investment for a manufacturing plant near Tupelo. Increased demand in North America prompted Toyota to greatly expand the Tupelo facility's production capacity. The plant will build 150,000 Highlander crossover utility vehicles annually. The factory, due to open in 2009, will initially employ 2,000 factory workers.