Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises decreased 0.4% to 43.9 million workers in 2023 from 44.1 million in 2022, with U.S. parent companies accounting for 68.1% of this employment, down from 68.3% in 2022.
Why it matters. U.S. multinational enterprises' labor force changes affect domestic and international employment levels and economic conditions.
Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises decreased 0.4 percent to 43.
Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises decreased 0.4 percent to 43.9 million workers in 2023 (preliminary) from 44.1 million workers in 2022 (revised), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on the operations and finances of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates.
Employment in the United States by U.S. parents decreased 0.8 percent to 29.9 million workers in 2023. U.S. parents accounted for 68.1 percent of worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises (MNEs), down from 68.3 percent in 2022.
