1. How Trade with Mexico Impacts Employment in the United States
- Author:
- Christopher Wilson
- Publication Date:
- 11-2016
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Wilson Center
- Abstract:
- The U.S.-Mexico trade relationship is huge. The two countries trade over a half-trillion dollars in goods and services each year, which amounts to more than a million dollars in bilateral commerce every minute. With such a large volume of trade, it is not hard to believe that the number of jobs that depend on the bilateral relationship is similarly impressive. New research commissioned by the Mexico Institute shows precisely that: nearly five million U.S. jobs depend on trade with Mexico. This means that one out of every 29 U.S. workers has a job supported by U.S.-Mexico trade.
- Topic:
- Globalization, International Political Economy, International Trade and Finance, and Employment
- Political Geography:
- America and Mexico