Benefits of Trade Data

Benefits of Trade

International trade and investment supports economic growth in every state, and supported over 41 million American jobs in 2019. U.S. trade-related employment grew four times faster than total employment since 1992.

To learn more about the benefits of trade to U.S. employment, read our February 2022 trade and jobs study.

Alabama

Number of Trade Jobs

530,103

Total Exports ($M)

$25,564

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Alaska

Number of Trade Jobs

92,712

Total Exports ($M)

$7,038

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Arizona

Number of Trade Jobs

832,084

Total Exports ($M)

$37,907

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Arkansas

Number of Trade Jobs

313,060

Total Exports ($M)

$8,875

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California

Number of Trade Jobs

5,082,591

Total Exports ($M)

$331,027

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Colorado

Number of Trade Jobs

820,234

Total Exports ($M)

$24,132

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Connecticut

Number of Trade Jobs

480,098

Total Exports ($M)

$26,463

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Delaware

Number of Trade Jobs

128,339

Total Exports ($M)

$8,668

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Florida

Number of Trade Jobs

2,770,234

Total Exports ($M)

$96,804

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Georgia

Number of Trade Jobs

1,328,127

Total Exports ($M)

$65,158

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Hawaii

Number of Trade Jobs

204,647

Total Exports ($M)

$4,474

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Idaho

Number of Trade Jobs

203,482

Total Exports ($M)

$5,294

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Illinois

Number of Trade Jobs

1,631,960

Total Exports ($M)

$101,631

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Indiana

Number of Trade Jobs

748,982

Total Exports ($M)

$49,939

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Iowa

Number of Trade Jobs

379,437

Total Exports ($M)

$19,863

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Kansas

Number of Trade Jobs

364,648

Total Exports ($M)

$16,553

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Kentucky

Number of Trade Jobs

483,717

Total Exports ($M)

$38,075

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Louisiana

Number of Trade Jobs

555,327

Total Exports ($M)

$60,989

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Maine

Number of Trade Jobs

170,261

Total Exports ($M)

$4,172

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Maryland

Number of Trade Jobs

824,504

Total Exports ($M)

$28,123

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Massachusetts

Number of Trade Jobs

1,046,193

Total Exports ($M)

$61,125

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Michigan

Number of Trade Jobs

1,118,934

Total Exports ($M)

$71,000

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Minnesota

Number of Trade Jobs

748,147

Total Exports ($M)

$36,356

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Mississippi

Number of Trade Jobs

310,179

Total Exports ($M)

$14,608

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Missouri

Number of Trade Jobs

755,740

Total Exports ($M)

$25,505

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Montana

Number of Trade Jobs

135,580

Total Exports ($M)

$3,374

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Nebraska

Number of Trade Jobs

255,587

Total Exports ($M)

$11,578

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Nevada

Number of Trade Jobs

417,527

Total Exports ($M)

$18,576

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New Hampshire

Number of Trade Jobs

182,167

Total Exports ($M)

$9,034

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New Jersey

Number of Trade Jobs

1,204,706

Total Exports ($M)

$58,759

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New Mexico

Number of Trade Jobs

227,213

Total Exports ($M)

$7,185

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New York

Number of Trade Jobs

2,778,495

Total Exports ($M)

$164,535

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North Carolina

Number of Trade Jobs

1,248,463

Total Exports ($M)

$58,231

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North Dakota

Number of Trade Jobs

107,216

Total Exports ($M)

$10,013

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Ohio

Number of Trade Jobs

1,401,186

Total Exports ($M)

$70,383

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Oklahoma

Number of Trade Jobs

436,346

Total Exports ($M)

$9,956

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Oregon

Number of Trade Jobs

506,065

Total Exports ($M)

$32,251

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Pennsylvania

Number of Trade Jobs

1,596,190

Total Exports ($M)

$65,603

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Rhode Island

Number of Trade Jobs

137,255

Total Exports ($M)

$4,847

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South Carolina

Number of Trade Jobs

580,112

Total Exports ($M)

$48,803

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South Dakota

Number of Trade Jobs

114,388

Total Exports ($M)

$4,433

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Tennessee

Number of Trade Jobs

836,713

Total Exports ($M)

$40,991

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Texas

Number of Trade Jobs

3,622,459

Total Exports ($M)

$391,500

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Utah

Number of Trade Jobs

432,758

Total Exports ($M)

$25,178

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Vermont

Number of Trade Jobs

86,816

Total Exports ($M)

$4,115

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Virginia

Number of Trade Jobs

1,140,950

Total Exports ($M)

$37,417

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Washington

Number of Trade Jobs

931,144

Total Exports ($M)

$82,570

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West Virginia

Number of Trade Jobs

173,755

Total Exports ($M)

$7,416

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Wisconsin

Number of Trade Jobs

691,381

Total Exports ($M)

$28,843

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Wyoming

Number of Trade Jobs

77,398

Total Exports ($M)

$2,012

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