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• U.S. subsidiaries in Oklahoma play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 34,800 Oklahomans.
• In fact, the relative portion of jobs in the state supplied by U.S. subsidiaries remains significant. They provide the livelihood for nearly 3% of Oklahoma’s private-sector workforce.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 13,200 manufacturing jobs in Oklahoma. 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 9% of manufacturing jobs in Oklahoma are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.
• U.S. subsidiaries’ employment in Oklahoma 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.

BAE Systems, a U.S. subsidiary of a British-based global defense and aerospace company, recently announced that it will begin construction of new operations in Elgin, Oklahoma in 2008. The new 150,000 square-foot facility is scheduled to open in early 2009. BAE Systems is a provider of artillery systems to the U.S. military and the company's location in Elgin will establish Southwest Oklahoma as the core for the development of current and future artillery technology.