Summary of FDI in Wisconsin

The Organization for International Investment website provides great information regarding FDI in the United States as a whole. A few statistics that can be found on the site include the following: Insourcing Facts, FDI Trends, Jobs by State, and various publications about FDI. The facts about Wisconsin can be found here and here (PDF). Due to foreign investment, about 90,000 people have jobs in Wisconsin, and nearly half of the jobs from FDI are in the manufacturing sector. Germany, the United Kingdom, and Canada are countries that support many jobs. Although the percentage of jobs (3.7%) from FDI in Wisconsin is lower than the national average, government officials in Wisconsin are working hard to attract more foreign investment and get on track with the national average (5.2%).