Illinois

Illinois

International companies in Illinois employ 384,400 U.S. workers. Approximately 126,400 of those jobs are in the manufacturing sector. With 1,724 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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384,400 WORKERS

384,400 WORKERS

in Illinois are employed as a result of global investment.

126,400 MFG WORKERS

126,400 MFG WORKERS

in Illinois – 33 percent of all FDI jobs in the state – are in the manufacturing sector.

UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY AND JAPAN

UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY AND JAPAN

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

1,724 GLOBAL EMPLOYERS

1,724 GLOBAL EMPLOYERS

have operations in Illinois.

FROM 2013 TO 2023, 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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