A graphics-heavy overview of the outsourcing of American jobs as of 2014, focusing on eight economic charts.

1. "Outsourcing is an evil that has to be
stopped… [it] has lead to the drainage of jobs
that belong to the American middle class
[and] should be stopped at any cost."
“There are people looking for work because
jobs have gone overseas, and we need to
act in this country.”

2. American Outsourcing
8
in
Charts

3. Unemployment Rate, 1990-2014
1990 1994 2000 1996 1992 1998
Source: Reuters
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
11.0
2002 2006 2008 2004 2010 2012
1

4. Total Number and Percentage of U.S. Jobs
Moving Offshore, 2003-2015
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Forrester Research, Inc.
Millions
of Jobs
2004 2005 2003 2006 2007 2008 2010 2015
1.75
3.5 3.5 (6.0%)
1.7 (3.1%)
0.3 (0.6%) 1.0 (1.7%)
2

5. Total Wages Associated with U.S. Jobs
Moving Offshore, 2003-2015
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Forrester Research, Inc.
US$
Billions
2004 2005 2003 2006 2007 2008 2010 2015
50
$151.2
$75.4
$19.7 $42.2
100
150
3

6. Do you believe outsourcing helps
or hurts the economy?
69%
17%
10%
4%
Hurts the Economy
Helps the Economy
Has no Effect
Not Sure
4Source: AP

8. Average Annual Growth of Employment, Output,
and Labor in U.S. Manufacturing since 1960
5
Source: Edwards and Lawrence (2013) using data from US BEA and World KLEMS
database; data for 2000 onward from Moran and Oldenski (2014) using data from US
Bureau of Labor Statistics, via Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
-3
1960-79 1980-89 1990-99 2000-09 2010-13
Output per person
Output
Employment
-1.0
3.6
4.0
3.5
3.9

9. 6
Source: Hufbauer, Moran, and Oldenski (2013) based on regressions using firm-level data
for 1990-2009 from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, via the Peter G. Peterson
Institute for International Economics
Increases in Employment and Sales Abroad by U.S.
Multinationals, Accompanied by Increases in Domestic Activity
2 4 0 6 2 4 0 6 8
Exports from the U.S.
Capital Exp. In the U.S.
R&D Spending in U.S.
U.S. Employment
U.S. Sales
Impact of 10% increase in
jobs at foreign affiliates
Impact of 10% increase in
sales by foreign affiliates
3
3
7
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
percent increase percent increase

10. 7
History of Patented U.S. Inventions per capita,
1790-2011 by Year Granted
1800 1840 1900 1860 1820 1880
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
1920 1960 1980 1940 2000 2010
10-year moving average of patents per million populaGon
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

12. 8
Unemployment Rate, 1990-2012
1994 2000 1996 1992 1998
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
11.0
2002 2006 2008 2004 2010 2012
-6
-4
0
Unemployment
Cyclical Unemployment
Source: Financial Times

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