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• U.S. subsidiaries in Nevada play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 30,100 Nevadans.
• 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 Nevada’s private-sector workforce.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 4,500 manufacturing jobs in Nevada. 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 Nevada are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.

• 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.

Ben & Jerry's, a U.S. subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch Unilever, announced the addition of a production line in Henderson, Nevada. This additional production line will better serve western markets and reduce reliance on cross-country trucking to get "Cherry Garcia," "Chunky Monkey" and other popular flavors to faraway customers. Unilever is investing over $30 million in this addition and it will include the creation of about 100 new jobs. Unilever is the world's largest ice-cream manufacturer as well as a global consumer products giant.