Global connections are key to America’s competitiveness in this sector, helping to diversify America’s economy and make it more resilient to downturns. Throughout the pandemic, American employers took extraordinary steps to safeguard their workers and customers and continue to spur America’s economicrecovery. Nationwide, 34.6 percent of FDI-supported jobs are in the manufacturing sector, with 25 states exceeding this average.
Leading America’s FDI manufacturing workforce are five states:
1. Kentucky boasts the highest amount of manufacturing jobs as a percentage of total FDI jobs at 64.3 percent.
2. Michigan ranks second in the nation, with 63.7 percent of all FDI jobs created falling in the manufacturing sector.
3. Alabama’s FDI manufacturing employment makes up 56.9 percent of all jobs created by international companies in the state.
4. Indiana holds the fourth largest FDI manufacturing employment, with 56.2 percent of all the state’s FDI jobs being in the manufacturing sector.
5. Wisconsin trails closely behind with the fifth-highest amount of manufacturing jobs as a percentage of total FDI jobs at 55.4 percent.