Net U.S. jobs created or displaced by goods trade with China, by industry, 2001–2015

Total Share of total jobs displaced
Total* -3,443,300
Subtotal, nonmanufacturing -886,200 25.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 43,400 -1.3%
Mining -4,700 0.1%
Oil and gas -700 0.0%
Minerals and ores -4,000 0.1%
Utilities -12,700 0.4%
Construction -16,600 0.5%
Manufacturing -2,557,100 74.3%
Nondurable goods -391,300 11.4%
Food -11,600 0.3%
Beverage and tobacco products 3,000 -0.1%
Textile mills and textile product mills -117,800 3.4%
Apparel -204,900 6.0%
Leather and allied products -60,000 1.7%
Industrial supplies -233,600 6.8%
Wood products -28,400 0.8%
Paper -29,200 0.8%
Printed matter and related products -35,000 1.0%
Petroleum and coal products -1,200 0.0%
Chemicals -27,600 0.8%
Plastics and rubber products -78,800 2.3%
Nonmetallic mineral products -33,400 1.0%
Durable goods -1,932,200 56.1%
Primary metal -57,100 1.7%
Fabricated metal products -161,800 4.7%
Machinery -94,800 2.8%
Computer and electronic parts -1,238,300 36.0%
Computer and peripheral equipment -670,800 19.5%
Communications, audio, and video equipment -267,000 7.8%
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments -18,000 0.5%
Semiconductors and other electronic components, and reproducing magnetic and optical media -282,500 8.2%
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components -116,000 3.4%
Transportation equipment -21,500 0.6%
Motorvehicles and motor vehicle parts -49,600 1.4%
Aerospace products and parts 32,700 -0.9%
Railroad, ship, and other transportation equipment -4,500 0.1%
Furniture and related products -115,900 3.4%
Miscellaneous manufactured commodities -127,000 3.7%
Wholesale trade 0 0.0%
Retail trade 0 0.0%
Transportation and warehousing -106,000 3.1%
Information -84,200 2.4%
Finance and insurance -45,500 1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing -27,200 0.8%
Professional, scientific, and technical services -183,000 5.3%
Management of companies and enterprises -119,700 3.5%
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services -211,500 6.1%
Education services -2,800 0.1%
Healthcare and social assistance -1,700 0.0%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation -13,100 0.4%
Accomodation and food services -51,700 1.5%
Other services (except public administration) -30,500 0.9%
Public administration -18,600 0.5%

*Subcategory and overall totals may vary slightly due to rounding.

Source: Author's analysis of U.S. Census Bureau (2013), U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC 2016a), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS 2016e), and BLS Employment Projections program (BLS-EP 2014a and 2014b).  For a more detailed explanation of data sources and computations, see the appendix.

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