Apple Inc. may have gotten some bad press recently about its manufacturing and supply chains, but the tech giant released a study on Friday that gives its image a rosier glow. Data from Analysis Group and TechNet shows Apple and its devices to have helped create 514,000 jobs in the United States, according to a report on Nasdaq.com.

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Using information from Analysis Group, Apple’s report showed the company to have both directly and indirectly generated 304,000 jobs in the U.S. at companies ranging from device hardware manufacturers to transport companies like United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. , which ship its hardware. The study also cites data from TechNet that indicates 210,000 additional jobs have been created in the field of developing applications for Apple mobile devices.

In recent months, Apple’s image has been tarnished by reports that some of its overseas partner companies mistreat their workers. In its annual report, released in January, Apple acknowledged that it had discovered cases in which some of its foreign suppliers and manufacturers had illegally used child labor and overworked employees. Media reports and protests by labor activists have called for the Cupertino, California-based company to either end its dependence on low-wage foreign labor or ensure that workers at its partner factories in China and other countries have better working and living conditions.

Some of the manufacturing jobs Apple has helped create in the U.S., according to the study, include those at Corning Inc. in Kentucky, where most of the glass for the iPhone is made. Apple itself has 47,000 employees in the United States, 7,700 of which work for its telephone technical support centers.

“Relocating our call centers overseas to places like India would reduce our costs by 50 percent or more,” Apple said. “But we keep these jobs in the U.S. because it helps us deliver a better customer experience.”

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