West Virginia

International Development Office

Data Source

JOB FACTS*

U.S. subsidiaries in West Virginia have consistently supported a significant number of jobs in the state. They now employ 22,400 West Virginia workers, up 11% over five years.

PROMINENT U.S. SUBSIDIARIES IN THE STATE

Akzo Nobel Inc.

Alcon Inc.

Bayer Corporation

Bombardier Services Corporation

Sodexho Inc.

Tomkins Industries

Toyota Motor North America, Inc.



MANUFACTURING JOB FACTS U.S. subsidiaries support 12,400 manufacturing jobs in West Virginia, an increase of 9% 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 55.4% of jobs at U.S. subsidiaries in West Virginia are in manufacturing industries.		ONE COMPANY'S STORY Bombardier Services Corporation, a U.S. subsidiary of Canadian-owned Bombardier Aerospace, employs more than 350 people at the aircraft maintenance and repair facility near Bridgeport. Bombardier has provided high-skilled, high-paying jobs to the people of West Virginia since 1994. The facility provides maintenance, modification and overhaul for business aircraft and regional airlines.

*Beginning August 2004, the Commerce Department changed the focus of its reported data on jobs supported by foreign direct investment (FDI). From this point on, all FDI statistics will refer only to companies having a majority of foreign ownership. Prior to this change, the Commerce Department followed international standards of including companies that had 10% or more foreign ownership.