Summary Estimates for Multinational Companies, 2009

Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational companies (MNCs)
decreased 4.1 percent in 2009, to 31.3 million workers, with
decreases in both the United States and abroad. Employment in the
United States by U.S. parent companies decreased 5.3 percent, to
21.1 million workers, which mirrored the percent change in total
private-industry employment in the United States. The employment by
U.S. parents accounted for almost one-fifth of total U.S.
employment in private industries. Abroad, employment by the
majority-owned foreign affiliates of U.S. MNCs decreased 1.5
percent, to 10.3 million workers. Full Text