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• U.S. subsidiaries in Wisconsin play a vital role in supporting jobs. They now employ 87,200 workers in Wisconsin.
• Wisconsin has proven to be an attractive location for international employers, ranking 21st in the United States in the number of employees supported by U.S. subsidiaries.
• In fact, the relative portion of jobs in the state supplied by U.S. subsidiaries remains significant. They provide the livelihood for 3.5% of Wisconsin’s private-sector workforce.

• U.S. subsidiaries support 37,100 manufacturing jobs in Wisconsin. 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 7% of manufacturing jobs in Wisconsin are supported by U.S. subsidiaries.
• U.S. subsidiaries’ employment in Wisconsin is heavily concentrated in manufacturing. Nearly 45% of these jobs are in manufacturing industries.

• U.S. subsidiaries consistently support millions of American jobs. They now employ 5.3 million Americans-or 4.5% of private sector employment.
• U.S. subsidiaries support an annual payroll of $364.2billion.
• U.S. subsidiaries provide an average compensation per U.S. worker of $68,317; this is 32% higher than compensation at all U.S. companies.
• U.S. subsidiaries also spent $160 billion on plant construction and new equipment.
• U.S. subsidiaries' share of U.S. manufacturing employment represents almost 11% of American manufacturing jobs.

Danisco, a U.S. subsidiary of a Danish ingredients company, announced a $10 million expansion project in Madison. The expansion is expected to increase local staff from 83 to 125. Danisco is one of the world's leading producers of ingredients for food and other consumer products. The new research and development facility will be 18,000 square feet in size, twice as large as the existing space. Danisco will also add 12,300 square feet to its existing 55,000 square foot production facility. In Madison, Danisco's major products are probiotic -- or live bacteria -- cultures, said to improve digestion and immunity to certain diseases.