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California Ranks 1st in Nation for "Insourced" Jobs

The forgotten side of the outsourcing debate

California ranks 1st in the nation in terms of the total number of "insourced" jobs -- jobs supported by the U.S. operations of companies headquartered abroad. Insourcing is the forgotten side of the outsourcing debate. U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies employ 713,500 Californians, according to the Organization for International Investment (OFII).

"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
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