US multinational companies contribute disproportionately to private-sector real GDP growth (or value added) and labor productivity. The record of these companies on employment growth across sectors and business cycles is mixed, however. These are the conclusions from a new McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report, Growth and competitiveness in the United States: The role of its multinational companies. With the US economic recovery underway, government and business leaders are seeking to identify and nurture future sources of economic growth. In this report, MGI examines the contributions of US multinational corporations and the shifting global landscape in which they make decisions about where to participate and invest.