Domestic firms exceeded their estimates by 10.4 percent. These findings lead to the fol-lowing conclusions. New firms are likely to exceed their initial estimates of employ- ment within two to seven years of beginning operations. Manufacturing, office operations, and headquarters represent the best prospects for meeting or exceeding their initial employment projections. Warehousing and distribution facilities, on average, don't achieve their initial employment estimates, and they appear to be less desirable prospects from the standpoint of meeting expected employment levels.
International firms represent more potential for employment growth than do domestic firms.