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• U.S. subsidiaries in Pennsylvania play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 233,200 Pennsylvanians.
• Pennsylvania has proven to be an attractive location for international employers, ranking 4th 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 4.6% of Pennsylvania's private-sector workforce.
• Pennsylvania ranks 18th in the country in the share of its workforce supported by U.S. subsidiaries.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 78,700 manufacturing jobs in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.
• U.S. subsidiaries’ employment in Pennsylvania is heavily concentrated in manufacturing. Nearly 35% percent 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.

Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. (MEPPI), a U.S. subsidiary of a Japanese Company, announced in February 2007 its $14 million expansion of its Warrendale, Pennsylvania headquarters. MEPPI, which supplies equipment and services for the electric utility, water treatment and railroad industries, will use this investment to build a new, 100,000-square foot facility with additional office, warehouse and production space. In addition to preserving the 350 existing positions at the facility, this expansion will create 75 new jobs within the next three years, with an early emphasis on skilled technical, engineering and project management positions.