The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued the following news release today:
Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational companies decreased 4.1 percent in 2009, to 31.3 million workers, with decreases in both the United States and abroad. Employment in the United States by majority-owned U.S. affiliates of foreign MNCs decreased 7.9 percent, to 5.2 million workers.
The full text of the release on BEA's Web site can be found at
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/interna ... elease.htm