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• U.S. subsidiaries in Idaho play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 12,200 Idahoans—an increase of 13% over five years.
• In fact, the relative portion of jobs in the state supplied by U.S. subsidiaries remains significant. They provide the livelihood for 2.3% of Idaho’s private-sector workforce.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 3,300 manufacturing jobs in Idaho. 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 5% of manufacturing jobs in Idaho are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.
• U.S. subsidiaries’ employment in Idaho is heavily concentrated in manufacturing. Nearly 30% 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.

McCain Foods USA, a U.S. subsidiary of a Canadian-owned frozen foods distributor, operates a large potato and french fry factory in Burley, Idaho. Producing McCain's popular brand of Ore-Ida french fries, this plant is one of nine owned and operated by McCain in the United States. The plant in Burley currently employs over 1,000 full-time workers.