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Jobs Supported by State Goods Exports in 2015

6.7 M Jobs Supported by GoodsExports in 2015 Total jobs supported by 2015 goods exports

Change in Jobs Supported by Goods Exports

• U.S. jobs supported by

total goods exports

have increased by 900

thousand since 2009

• Goods exports from

Texas, Washington,

California, Louisiana,

and Michigan supported

nearly half of this total

change

Jobs by Region

• Goods exports from

Texas, California,

Washington, Illinois, and

New York supported

41% of all U.S. jobs

supported by goods

exports in 2015

• Goods exports from the

South region supported

nearly 2.7 million jobs,

93% of which were

supported by the

export of manufactured

goods

Jobs Supported by Total Goods Exports, Ten States Whose Goods Exports Supported the Most Jobs

*Regions defined according to Census geographic definitions

South 2,675,849

West 1,500,963

Northeast 882,264

Midwest 1,658,942

California: 706,969 jobs

Indiana: 190,511 jobs

New York: 315,221 jobs

Georgia: 198,488 jobs

Florida: 243,755 jobs

Texas: 1,046,549 jobs

Washington: 375,009 jobs

Ohio: 260,436 jobs

Michigan: 270,240 jobs

Illinois: 333,674 jobs

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Frequently Asked Questions

Additional resources • Trade Policy and Analysis http://www.trade.gov/mas/ian • Jobs Supported by Exports - http://www.trade.gov/mas/ian/employment

Updated May 2016

Source: Rasmussen and Hall. Jobs Supported by State Exports, 2015. Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, Industry & Analysis. May 2016. http://www.trade.gov/mas/ian/employment

Jobs Supported by State Goods Exports in 2015

Q: Where is the complete Jobs Supported by State Exports list? A: The complete list is available on our website at: http://www.trade.gov/mas/ian/employment.

Q: Why isn’t there detail for jobs supported by total (goods + services) state exports?

A: Unavailability of services export data by state prevents the estimation of state-level jobs supported by services exports and total (goods + services) exports.

Q: Can I add jobs supported by goods exports estimates from several states together to create a custom regional estimate?

A: Yes. For example, if I wanted to know the number of total jobs supported by exports from New York and New Jersey, I would add 315,221 and 137,140 to arrive at a total of 452,362 jobs that are supported by 2015 goods exports from New York and New Jersey combined. Out of an estimated 6.7 million jobs supported by goods exports from all 50 states, goods exports from New York and New Jersey together suppport about 6.7% of the national total.

Q: What does “origin of movement” mean and how does it impact these estimates?

A: The State Origin of Movement (OM) series is produced by the United States Census Bureau and generally provides export data based on the state from which the export began its journey to the port of export. However, in some cases, the origin of movement data do not reflect the state from which the export was initially transported. For example, when shipments are consolidated, the OM data will reflect the consolidation point of the shipment as opposed to the transportation origin.

Q: What is the difference between goods exports and manufactured exports? A: Goods exports include manufactured products as well as other products like

agricultural goods and natural resources commodities.