Employment impact by demographic group: Scenario Three ($250 billion)

Jobs supported Percentage of jobs supported Share of overall employment
Direct Indirect Total Direct Indirect Total
Totals 1,467,580 767,397 2,234,976 65.7% 34.3% 100.0% 100.00%
Gender
Male 1,160,388 494,746 1,655,134 79.1% 64.5% 74.1% 50.2%
Female 307,192 272,651 579,843 20.9 35.5 25.9 49.8
Race
Non-Hispanic white 982,813 562,117 1,544,931 67.0% 73.2% 69.1% 71.9%
Non-Hispanic black 164,856 57,603 222,459 11.2 7.5 10.0 8.7
Hispanic 221,068 98,249 319,317 15.1 12.8 14.3 12.3
Asian (including Pacific islander) 67,252 35,459 102,711 4.6 4.6 4.6 5.1
Other 31,591 13,968 45,559 2.2 1.8 2.0 2.0
Age
Less than 25 years 93,638 80,107 173,745 6.4% 10.4% 7.8% 13.2%
25–54 1,032,137 540,485 1,572,622 70.3 70.4 70.4 66.9
55 years and older 341,805 146,805 488,609 23.3 19.1 21.9 19.9
Union status
Covered by collective bargaining 317,190 57,271 374,462 21.6% 7.5% 16.8% 10.9%
Not covered 1,150,390 710,125 1,860,515 78.4 92.5 83.2 89.1
Education
Less than high school 174,850 75,136 249,986 11.9% 9.8% 11.2% 9.4%
High school only 598,289 244,033 842,322 40.8 31.8 37.7 28.6
Some college 445,274 218,978 664,253 30.3 28.5 29.7 29.5
Bachelor’s only 193,389 167,477 360,867 13.2 21.8 16.1 21.2
Advanced degree 55,777 61,772 117,549 3.8 8.0 5.3 11.4
Wage fifth
First (bottom) 146,045 105,118 251,163 10.0% 13.7% 11.2% 18.9%
Second 280,233 144,102 424,334 19.1 18.8 19.0 19.9
Third 372,976 169,241 542,216 25.4 22.1 24.3 20.5
Fourth 382,353 175,094 557,447 26.1 22.8 24.9 20.5
Fifth (top) 285,974 173,842 459,816 19.5 22.7 20.6 20.2

Source: Author's analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata and ERM from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as described in text

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