Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises decreased 0.4 percent to 43.9 million workers in 2023 (preliminary) from 44.1 million workers in 2022 (revised), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on the operations and finances of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates. Employment in the United States by U.S. parents decreased 0.8 percent to 29.9 million workers in 2023. U.S. parents accounted for 68.1 percent of worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises (MNEs), down from 68.3 percent in 2022. Employment abroad by foreign affiliates of U.S. MNEs increased 0.2 percent to 14.0 million workers and accounted for 31.9 percent of employment by U.S. MNEs worldwide. U.S. parents accounted for 21.9 percent of total private industry employment in the United States in 2023, down from 22.5 percent in 2022. Employment by U.S. parents was largest in manufacturing, in “other industries,” led by transportation and warehousing, and in retail trade.…