Here's how many jobs Apple supports in the US

DREW ANTHONY SMITH / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

2.4 million.

That's how many job Apple says it directly or indirectly contributes to the US economy.

That's 20 per cent from the two million that the technology giant estimated two years ago.

Apple said app-related jobs totaled 1.9 million while its direct workforce grew now numbers 90,000.

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