Table 8
Net jobs gained or lost due to growth of U.S. trade deficit with China, by race and ethnicity, 2001–2011
Net Jobs gained or lost (thousands) | Share of total | Share of nontraded industry jobs | Difference from nontraded job share | |
---|---|---|---|---|
White | -1,783.4 | 65.0% | 67.9% | -2.8% |
Minority groups | -958.8 | 35.0% | 32.1% | 2.8% |
Black | -237.0 | 8.6% | 11.4% | -2.7% |
Hispanic | -400.2 | 14.6% | 14.2% | 0.4% |
Asian | -282.6 | 10.3% | 4.6% | 5.7% |
Other | -39.0 | 1.4% | 1.9% | -0.5% |
Total | -2,742.2 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Note: The white, black, Asian, and "other" race categories exclude Hispanics; the Hispanic ethnic designation includes individuals of any race. Shares in the last column may not exactly match the differences between columns two and three due to rounding.
Source: Author's analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, Tables 5 and 7 in this report, and Scott (2012)
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