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• U.S. subsidiaries in North Dakota play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 7,100 North Dakotans—an increase of nearly 37% over five years.
• In fact, the relative portion of jobs in the state supplied by U.S. subsidiaries remains significant. They provide the livelihood for 2.5% of North Dakota's private-sector workforce.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 2,700 manufacturing jobs in North Dakota. 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 10% of manufacturing jobs in North Dakota are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.
• U.S. subsidiaries’ employment in North Dakota 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, LM GlasFiber, a U.S. subsidiary of a Danish company that manufactures wind turbine blades, invested $39.9 million to expand its factory in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The new facility has increased employment at the facility in North Dakota from 320 to a total of 800. This year, LM GlasFiber announced plans for a second U.S. manufacturing operations in Little Rock, Arkansas.