considerable number of jobs. On balance over the entire 1991-2007 period, job gains due to changes in US global exports were …

We quantify the impact on U.S. employment from imports and exports during 1995-2011, using the World Input …-Output Database. We find that the growth in U.S. exports led to increased demand for 2 million jobs in manufacturing, 0.5 million in … jobs are due to the intermediate demand from merchandise (manufacturing and resource) exports, so the total labor demand …

gains coming from non-traded goods like construction. Exports grew much faster over the 2000-2005 period, which could in … gains than did exports over 2000-2005, while productivity growth subtracted the same amount again from employment. We … conclude that exports have become increasingly important in stimulating employment in China, but that the same gains could be …