JOB FACTS*

U.S. subsidiaries in Delaware have consistently supported a significant number of jobs in the state. They now employ 23,300 Delaware workers-an increase of over 56% in the last five years.

In fact, the relative portion of jobs in the state supplied by U.S. subsidiaries has remained strong over time. The state ranks 8th in the share of its workforce supported by these companies. They provide the livelihood for more than 6.4% of Delaware's private-sector workforce.

PROMINENT U.S. SUBSIDIARIES IN THE STATE

Advanced Pharmaceutical Nanotech, Inc.

Akzo Nobel

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

DaimlerChrysler

Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation

EMI Group

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Syngenta Corporation

MANUFACTURING JOB FACTS

U.S. subsidiaries support 8,400 manufacturing jobs in Delaware, an increase of 54% over five years. 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.

Overall, approximately 36.1% of jobs at U.S. subsidiaries in Delaware are in manufacturing industries.

ONE COMPANY'S STORY

Dassault Falcon Jet is in the process of transforming its Delaware facility into a world-class full service aviation center to serve the entire East Coast market. Most recently, Dassault Falcon Jet announced the groundbreaking of the facility's new 40,000 square foot paint facility. The new facility will surpass in size all existing paint hangars on the East Coast. The new paint hangar is part of a $30 million expansion and renovation of Dassault Falcon Jet's Delaware facility that will continue throughout the next two years.