Trade & Tariffs

U.S. Jobs Exposed to Chinese Tariffs

The United States has implemented new tariffs on steel and aluminum, and didn't grant China any exemptions (unlike other trading partners). China has retaliated by announcing trade tariffs on American-made products, including agricultural produce like wine, fruit, meat, but also motor vehicles and aircraft parts. The below chart shows the top 10 U.S. industries by NAICS code, ranked by number of total employees, that could be adversely affected, according to the Brookings Institute.

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This chart shows the biggest industries possibly negatively affected by Chinese tariffs, by # of people employed

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Share of American companies in China most impacted by the U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports as of September 2018, by industry
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Share of American companies in China most impacted by China's proposed 60 billion U.S. dollar tariffs on American imports as of September 2018, by industry
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Share of American companies in China impacted by the U.S.-China trade tariffs as of September 2018, by impact type
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Forecasted declines in the Chinese economy and employment affected by the U.S. 15% tariffs on commodities imported from China in 2018, by category
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Forecasted declines in the Chinese economy and employment affected by the U.S. 45% tariffs on commodities imported from China in 2018, by category
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Share of American companies in China having reduced profits due to the U.S.-China trade tariffs as of September 2018, by industry

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