Number of jobs supported by imports to the U.S. 2011, by sector

This statistic shows the number of jobs supported by imports to the United States in 2011, by sector. In that year, 2.88 million jobs in the United States pertaining to the government services sector were supported by imports.

Number of jobs supported by imports to the United States in 2011, by sector (in millions)

Sector	Number of jobs in millions
Consumer services*	4.14
Business services**	3.86
Government	2.88
Education, health care, social assist.	2.8
Construction	2.1
Retail trade	1.78
Finance, insurance	1.12
Transportation and warehousing	0.82
Wholesale trade	0.61
Utilities	0.07
Mining	-0.39
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries	-0.42
Manufacturing	-2.96

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May 2013

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United States

Survey time period

2011

Supplementary notes

The job estimates represent jobs that exist - or do not exist - because of U.S. goods imports in 2011. These jobs are referred to as "import-related jobs" or, net "jobs supported by imports." The negative estimates for some sectors should not be described as job losses in those sectors. They represent jobs that did not exist in those sectors in 2011 because the United States imported 2.2 trillion U.S. dollars in goods.
* Leisure and hospitality and other similar services.
** All private business services not seperately shown, including real estate and leasing services.

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