Apple says it has contributed to the creation of 2 million jobs in the United States

Apple says it has contributed to the creation of 2 million jobs in the United States

Yesterday we told you that Apple has created a new US $ 1 billion investment fund to help create more manufacturing-related jobs in the United States. Apple now announced that it has already contributed to the creation of more than 2 million jobs in the United States.

According to Apple, she explained that about 80,000 of those employees work for Apple itself, while 450,000 employees work in US companies that supply Apple with the components it uses in its products. In addition, one and a half million employees are employed thanks to its other services, such as App Store, a source of income for many developers around the world.

The numbers tell the story. Apple is one of the largest employers in the United States, responsible for creating 2 million jobs in all 50 US states. Last year, we spent more than $ 50 billion with more than 9,000 US suppliers and manufacturers. Since the launch of the App Store in 2008, application developers in the United States have received more than $ 16 billion in sales worldwide. We just started.