Table 8

Net jobs gained or lost due to growth of U.S. trade deficit with China, by race and ethnicity, 2001–2011

Net Jobs gained or lost (thousands) Share of total Share of nontraded industry jobs Difference from nontraded job share
White -1,783.4 65.0% 67.9% -2.8%
Minority groups -958.8 35.0% 32.1% 2.8%
Black -237.0 8.6% 11.4% -2.7%
Hispanic -400.2 14.6% 14.2% 0.4%
Asian -282.6 10.3% 4.6% 5.7%
Other -39.0 1.4% 1.9% -0.5%
Total -2,742.2 100.0% 100.0%

Note:  The white, black, Asian, and "other" race categories exclude Hispanics; the Hispanic ethnic designation includes individuals of any race. Shares in the last column may not exactly match the differences between columns two and three due to rounding.

Source: Author's analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, Tables 5 and 7 in this report, and Scott (2012)

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