US Congressional District Exports to China: 2000-09 (2010). This report examines sector-specific export growth by estimating exports to China for each of the 435 U.S. congressional districts.
prepares this report annually for the US-China Business Council. Click here for a copy of this year's study.


Trade and American Jobs: The Impact of Trade on U.S. and State-Level Employment, An Update (2010). This study by shows that trade supports 38 million net jobs in the United States - more than one in five U.S. jobs. The report shows that trade (exports and imports, of goods and services) continues to have a net positive impact on U.S. jobs, including manufacturing jobs, and that workers in every state gain from trade. Prepared for the Business Roundtable, copies may be obtained from the BRT's website, or downloaded here.

This was prepared as an update to a 2007 report. Copies of the original may be obtained from the BRT's website, or downloaded here.

Impacts of Trade: State Studies (2010). examined the impacts of exports, imports, and foreign investment on all 50 states. Each study examines the roles that trade plays in the lives of state manufacturers, farmers, and families. Prepared for the Business Roundtable, copies may be obtained from the BRT's website, or an example may be downloaded here.

The reports were prepared as an update to a previous study completed in 2007.


Opening Markets, Creating Jobs: Estimated U.S. Employment Effects of Trade with FTA Partners (2010). Directors Laura Baughman and Joseph Francois take a close look at the employment and other economic effects of trade with countries with which the United States has FTAs. In addition, the study also examines the employment and other economic effects associated with the FTAs themselves. The report was prepared for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Click here for a copy of the study.

U.S.-Canada Trade and U.S. State-Level Production and Employment: 2008 (2010). Both the United States and Canada have experienced their shares of debates about the costs and benefits of trade, particularly when evaluating their bilateral trade relations. Despite numerous trade disputes, the two countries' economies are becoming increasingly integrated. Laura Baughman and Joseph Francois examine how exports to, and imports from, Canada benefit the economies and jobs across the 50 US states. The study was prepared for the Government of Canada. Click here for a copy of the report.

This study updates previous papers estimating US employment related to trade with Canada. Click here for a copy of the original or the 2006 update.