Illinois

Illinois

International companies in Illinois employ 376,700 U.S. workers. Approximately 135,900 of those jobs are in the manufacturing sector. With 1,538 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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376,700 WORKERS

376,700 WORKERS

in Illinois are employed as a result of global investment – an increase of 8.1 percent since 2016.

135,900 MFG WORKERS

135,900 MFG WORKERS

in Illinois – 36.1 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.

1,538 GLOBAL EMPLOYERS

1,538 GLOBAL EMPLOYERS

have operations in Illinois.

FROM 2016 TO 2021, ILLINOIS’S FDI EMPLOYMENT INCREASED

1 %
WHILE THE STATE’S OVERALL PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYMENT DECREASED
1 %

FDI Employment Gains Over the Past Five Years in Neighboring States

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