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• U.S. subsidiaries in Ohio play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 213,800 Ohioans.
• Ohio has proven to be an attractive location for international employers, ranking 8th 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 significant. They provide the livelihood for 4.5% of Ohio’s private-sector workforce.
• Ohio ranks 20th in the country in the share of its workforce supported by U.S. subsidiaries.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 95,400 manufacturing jobs in Ohio. 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 Ohio are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.
• U.S. subsidiaries’ employment in Ohio is heavily concentrated in manufacturing. Nearly 45% 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.

Bayer Material Science LLC, a U.S. subsidiary of a German-based company, officially opened the doors in June 2007 to its renovated $10 million Design Center at its Newark, Ohio plant. A 26,000-square-foot addition was added to the existing facility that will help the development of Bayer's new LEDA coloring technology. The renovation will help Bayer retain its 140 employees at the site and is expected to increase the work force further in coming years.