If you’re worried about the trade deficit and its effect on American jobs, you might enjoy this overview of the data on the deficit, total employment, manufacturing jobs and a few other items. There’s also a brief essay on why you shouldn’t expect jobs to be affected by the trade deficit. But the numbers speak for themselves. Trade deficits are a red herring used by self-interested people to worry altruistic people.
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