Net U.S. jobs created or eliminated by U.S. goods trade with TPP countries, by industry, 2015

Industry Total Share of total jobs eliminated
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting -41,600 2.1%
Mining -182,800 9.0%
Oil and gas -194,100 9.6%
Minerals and ores 11,300 -0.6%
Utilities -8,400 0.4%
Construction 0 0.0%
Manufacturing -1,057,200 52.2%
Nondurable goods -229,400 11.3%
Food 16,700 -0.8%
Beverage and tobacco products -20,100 1.0%
Textile mills and textile product mills 28,400 -1.4%
Apparel -181,900 9.0%
Leather and allied products -72,400 3.6%
Industrial supplies 129,200 -6.4%
Wood products -71,300 3.5%
Paper 14,500 -0.7%
Printed matter and related products 21,800 -1.1%
Petroleum and coal products 20,900 -1.0%
Chemicals 105,400 -5.2%
Plastics and rubber products 40,200 -2.0%
Nonmetallic mineral products -2,200 0.1%
Durable goods -957,000 47.2%
Primary metals -64,900 3.2%
Fabricated metal products 55,700 -2.7%
Machinery 66,900 -3.3%
Computer and electronic parts -163,900 8.1%
Computer and peripheral equipment 8,300 -0.4%
Communications, audio, and video equipment -132,000 6.5%
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments -17,100 0.8%
Semiconductors and other electronic components, and reproducing magnetic and optical media -23,100 1.1%
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components -47,100 2.3%
Transportation equipment -654,500 32.3%
Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts -738,300 36.4%
Aerospace products and parts 76,500 -3.8%
Railroad, ship, and other transportation equipment 7,300 -0.4%
Furniture and related products -75,500 3.7%
Miscellaneous manufactured commodities -73,700 3.6%
Wholesale trade -26,700 1.3%
Retail trade -142,800 7.0%
Transportation and warehousing -17,900 0.9%
Information -19,000 0.9%
Finance and insurance -42,700 2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing -16,500 0.8%
Professional, scientific, and technical services -10,700 0.5%
Management of companies and enterprises 0 0.0%
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services -6,900 0.3%
Education services -37,300 1.8%
Health care and social assistance -204,200 10.1%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation -23,000 1.1%
Accommodation and food services -101,800 5.0%
Other services (except public administration) -70,700 3.5%
Public administration -15,700 0.8%
Subtotal, nonmanufacturing -968,600 47.8%
Total* -2,025,800 100.0%

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

Source: Authors’ analysis of Bivens (2014), U.S. Census Bureau (2013), U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC 2016), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS 2016a and 2016b), and BLS Employment Projections program (BLS-EP 2014a, 2014b, and 2015). For a more detailed explanation of data sources and computations, see the appendix.

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