U.S. jobs created by FDI 2020, by state

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Abigail Tierney,
Jul 5, 2024
In 2020, California was the state with the most residents employed as a result of foreign direct investment with around 941,000 FDI jobs. Texas had an additional 733,000 jobs from FDI. New York, Illinois, and Florida round out the top five.

Number of jobs created by foreign direct investment in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000s)

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June 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2020

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Data unavailable for West Virginia and New Mexico.

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