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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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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Trade Partnership Worldwide. (May 6, 2013). Number of jobs supported by imports to the United States in 2011, by sector (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258186/number-of-jobs-supported-by-imports-to-the-us-by-sector/
Trade Partnership Worldwide. "Number of jobs supported by imports to the United States in 2011, by sector (in millions)." Chart. May 6, 2013. Statista. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258186/number-of-jobs-supported-by-imports-to-the-us-by-sector/
Trade Partnership Worldwide. (2013). Number of jobs supported by imports to the United States in 2011, by sector (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258186/number-of-jobs-supported-by-imports-to-the-us-by-sector/
Trade Partnership Worldwide. "Number of Jobs Supported by Imports to The United States in 2011, by Sector (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258186/number-of-jobs-supported-by-imports-to-the-us-by-sector/
Trade Partnership Worldwide, Number of jobs supported by imports to the United States in 2011, by sector (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258186/number-of-jobs-supported-by-imports-to-the-us-by-sector/ (last visited March 14, 2025)
Number of jobs supported by imports to the United States in 2011, by sector (in millions) [Graph], Trade Partnership Worldwide, May 6, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/258186/number-of-jobs-supported-by-imports-to-the-us-by-sector/
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