Employment multipliers by industry (indirect jobs supported by every 100 direct jobs) in 2020, 2025, and 2030

 Direct jobs   Indirect effects per 100 direct jobs  Total (direct + indirect) jobs
Supplier jobs Respending Jobs Public jobs  Total
 2020   2025 2030 Materials Capital services Direct Indirect Federal State + local 2020 2025 2030
Oil and gas extraction 5,050 2,700 -2,000 271.9 200.0 29.0 158.6 4.2 9.9 673.5 39,063 20,885 -15,470
Coal mining -12,600 -15,300 -17,300 89.7 61.9 60.7 48.6 2.4 5.8 269.0 -46,495 -56,458 -63,838
Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution -11,663 -20,425 -24,300 152.7 187.9 47.9 72.0 2.7 6.3 469.5 -66,423 -116,330 -138,400
Construction 16,160 3,203 1,313 40.8 32.7 72.0 21.5 2.1 4.9 173.9 44,265 8,774 3,598
Plastics product manufacturing 953 -345 -129 99.6 24.6 55.9 50.7 2.4 5.6 238.8 3,227 -1,169 -437
Machine shops: hardware 1,389 -503 -188 54.7 19.8 43.0 28.5 1.6 3.8 151.4 3,492 -1,265 -473
Fabricated metal 2,104 -4,633 -5,977 101.7 18.8 47.1 52.4 2.2 5.2 227.5 6,891 -15,174 -19,575
HVAC equipment manufacturing 20,573 17,269 17,440 144.8 54.8 41.4 75.0 2.6 6.1 324.7 87,371 73,338 74,063
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing 12,970 -5,107 -8,048 166.2 64.5 53.3 85.9 3.1 7.3 380.4 62,303 -24,534 -38,662
Machinery manufacturing 2,937 -1,064 -398 148.7 29.7 63.6 76.0 3.1 7.3 328.4 12,582 -4,557 -1,704
Communications equipment 551 763 771 137.7 72.1 46.8 76.0 2.7 6.5 341.8 2,433 3,371 3,405
Electric lighting manufacturing 30,388 42,114 42,530 126.5 48.7 75.5 66.8 3.2 7.5 328.2 130,108 180,312 182,094
Household appliance manufacturing 2,624 3,637 3,673 198.1 75.3 65.5 102.0 3.7 8.8 453.5 14,527 20,132 20,331
Electrical equipment manufacturing 4,164 3,342 3,695 82.7 27.3 64.5 43.2 2.4 5.7 225.8 13,566 10,889 12,039
Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing 1,627 -589 -220 108.9 35.3 59.2 56.8 2.6 6.1 268.8 6,001 -2,174 -813
Design services 1,152 -4,288 -5,848 31.4 28.1 61.0 18.2 1.8 4.2 144.7 2,818 -10,492 -14,308
Management, scientific and technical consulting services 8,113 0 0 47.5 32.1 47.7 30.2 1.7 4.1 163.3 21,364 0 0
Scientific research and development services 1,945 -704 -263 80.7 48.7 46.6 48.3 2.1 5.0 231.4 6,444 -2,334 -873
Services to buildings and dwellings 7,238 10,031 10,130 16.7 12.3 85.2 9.3 2.1 5.0 130.6 16,693 23,135 23,363
Total 95,675 30,100 14,880 360,229 106,352 24,342

Note:  Direct jobs by industry from Table 2 and Table A4. Indirect effects estimated using method described in text.  The table categorizes the job losses into the industrial sectors covered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employment Requirements Matrices (ERMs).

Source: Author’s analysis using data from the EPA RIA of the Clean Power Plan, BLS Employment Requirements Matrix (ERM), BLS Multifactor Productivity data series, and Census data on government spending and employment

View the underlying data on epi.org.