Illinois

Illinois

International companies in Illinois employ 378,000 U.S. workers. Approximately 122,100 of those jobs are in the manufacturing sector. With 1,659 international companies in the Prairie State, global investment grows Illinois’s economy. Discover how global investment is growing Illinois’s economy and providing high-quality jobs in local communities.

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378,000 WORKERS

378,000 WORKERS

in Illinois are employed as a result of global investment.

122,100 MFG WORKERS

122,100 MFG WORKERS

in Illinois – 32 percent of all FDI jobs in the state – are in the manufacturing sector.

JAPAN, UNITED KINGDOM AND GERMANY

JAPAN, UNITED KINGDOM AND GERMANY

support the largest number of jobs in Illinois among all international employers.

1,659 GLOBAL EMPLOYERS

1,659 GLOBAL EMPLOYERS

have operations in Illinois.

FROM 2012 TO 2022, ILLINOIS’S FDI EMPLOYMENT INCREASED

1 %

WHILE THE STATE’S OVERALL PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYMENT INCREASED

1 %

FDI Employment Gains Over the Past Five Years in Neighboring States

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