Employment

Employment is Central to the American Dream.

Access to a decent, well-paying, and stable job is at the core of the American dream. Employment creates opportunity, and opportunity creates mobility. To understand how globalization impacts the American dream, we examine how trade impacts employment trends in the United States.

How we measure employment

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Findings

Predicted Manufacturing Employment Changes due to Imports by US Commuting Zone

Figure 1 – Changes in US manufacturing employment induced by imports from China and the rest of the world 1999-2011

Figure 2 – Changes in US manufacturing employment induced by imports from the rest of the world ex-China 2011-2019