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.