Table 3
Net jobs created (+) or displaced (-) by U.S. trade with China, by industry, 2001–2011
| Industry | Industry total* | Industry share of total jobs displaced |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry, fisheries | 53,200 | -1.9% |
| Mining | -1,000 | 0.0% |
| Oil and gas | -900 | 0.0% |
| Minerals and ores | -100 | 0.0% |
| Utilities | -10,600 | 0.4% |
| Construction | -15,400 | 0.6% |
| Manufacturing | -2,109,700 | 76.9% |
| Nondurable goods | -396,300 | 14.5% |
| Food and kindred products | -7,200 | 0.3% |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 800 | 0.0% |
| Textile mills and textile product mills | -106,200 | 3.9% |
| Apparel and accessories | -211,200 | 7.7% |
| Leather and allied products | -72,500 | 2.6% |
| Industrial supplies | -153,300 | 5.6% |
| Wood products | -17,200 | 0.6% |
| Paper | -17,700 | 0.6% |
| Printed matter and related products | -16,400 | 0.6% |
| Petroleum and coal products | -500 | 0.0% |
| Chemicals | -19,000 | 0.7% |
| Plastics and rubber products | -57,600 | 2.1% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | -24,900 | 0.9% |
| Durable goods | -1,560,100 | 56.9% |
| Primary metal | -35,900 | 1.3% |
| Fabricated metal products | -120,600 | 4.4% |
| Machinery, except electrical | -54,300 | 2.0% |
| Computer and electronic products | -1,064,800 | 38.8% |
| Computer and peripheral equipment | -620,700 | 22.6% |
| Communications, audio, and video equipment | -203,500 | 7.4% |
| Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments | -5,500 | 0.2% |
| Semiconductor and other electronic components, and magnetic and optical media production | -235,000 | 8.6% |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | -78,100 | 2.8% |
| Transportation equipment | -13,800 | 0.5% |
| Motor vehicles and parts | -19,800 | 0.7% |
| Aerospace products and parts | 8,000 | -0.3% |
| Railroad, ship, and other transportation equipment | -2,000 | 0.1% |
| Furniture and fixtures | -80,700 | 2.9% |
| Miscellaneous manufactured commodities | -111,800 | 4.1% |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transportation | -76,500 | 2.8% |
| Information | -48,700 | 1.8% |
| Finance and insurance | -28,000 | 1.0% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | -27,400 | 1.0% |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | -145,000 | 5.3% |
| Management of companies and enterprises | -90,000 | 3.3% |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services |
-160,600 | 5.9% |
| Education services | -400 | 0.0% |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,800 | -0.1% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | -8,500 | 0.3% |
| Accommodation and food services | -41,500 | 1.5% |
| Other services | -29,900 | 1.1% |
| Government | -4,100 | 0.1% |
| Scrap and second-hand goods | 0 | 0.0% |
| Subtotal, non-oil goods | -2,740,800 | 99.9% |
| Total jobs created or displaced* | -2,742,200 | 100.0% |
* Subcategory and category totals may not sum exactly due to rounding.
Source: Author's analysis of U.S. Census Bureau (2009), U.S. International Trade Commission (2012), and Bureau of Labor Statistics Office of Employment Projections (2011a and 2011b). For a more detailed explanation of data sources and computations, see the Appendix.
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