"The debate about outsourcing is essentially about globalization," said Todd Malan, executive director of the Organization for International Investment, a Washington, DC-based business group, representing U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies. "The media has focused on one facet of globalization: outsourcing. But the flipside of outsourcing jobs abroad is insourcing jobs to the U.S. by companies based abroad," Malan stated.
"U.S. subsidiaries insource jobs to every state in the country -- upwards of 700,000 in California -- attracted by the world's best, brightest, and most creative workforce," he added.
California Insourcing Job Facts
- California ranks 1st in the nation in terms of the number of workers employed by U.S. subsidiaries of foreign firms, with a total of 713,500;
- California also ranks 1st in the nation by the number of its insourced manufacturing jobs, with a total of 193,600;
- California's insourced jobs grew by 156,000 over five years, an increase of 28 percent;
- Insourcing companies in California include: ABB Inc.; Alcon Inc.; Honda; BAE Systems North America; GKN Aerospace Services; Hitachi Chemical Co.; Hyundai-Kia; Matsushita Electric Corporation; Nestl