04/24/2004
Outsourced versus Insourced |
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Jobs, 1991-2001 |
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"Outsourcing": |
"Insourcing": |
Insourced Jobs |
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Foreign-based Employees |
U.S.-based Employees |
as % of |
Year |
of U.S. Companies |
of Foreign Companies |
Outsourced Jobs |
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(Employees in Millions) |
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1991 |
6.878 |
4.872 |
70.8% |
1992 |
6.660 |
4.843 |
72.7% |
1993 |
6.731 |
4.766 |
70.8% |
1994 |
6.958 |
4.841 |
69.6% |
1995 |
7.377 |
4.942 |
67.0% |
1996 |
7.617 |
5.105 |
67.0% |
1997 |
8.018 |
5.202 |
64.9% |
1998 |
8.388 |
5.646 |
67.3% |
1999 |
8.907 |
6.028 |
67.7% |
2000 |
9.607 |
6.525 |
67.9% |
2001 |
9.776 |
6.372 |
65.2% |
Change: |
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1991-2002 |
2.898 |
1.500 |
51.8% |
1997-2001 |
1.758 |
1.170 |
66.6% |
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Sources: |
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Outsourcing, 1991-1993: U.S. Department of Commerce, Survey of Current Business, June 1995, page 32. |
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1994-2001: U.S. Department of Commerce, Survey of Current Business, Investment Table G.3, various years. |
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Insourcing,1991-2001: U.S. Department of Commerce, Survey of Current Business, August 2003, page 45.. |
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U.S. Employment in Foreign |
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Companies: Start-ups and Acquisitions |
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Year Acquired |
U.S. Companies |
U.S. Companies |
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or Established |
Acquired by Foreigners |
Started by Foreigners |
Total |
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(Employees in 1,000s) |
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1991 |
222.9 |
26.1 |
249.0 |
1992 |
120.6 |
20.9 |
141.5 |
1993 |
270.5 |
18.6 |
289.1 |
1994 |
276.3 |
13.0 |
289.3 |
1995 |
281.1 |
31.8 |
312.9 |
1996 |
423.2 |
13.6 |
436.9 |
1997 |
268.7 |
19.9 |
288.5 |
1998 |
603.4 |
21.2 |
624.6 |
1999 |
589.3 |
13.4 |
602.7 |
2000 |
749.0 |
21.1 |
770.0 |
2001 |
335.1 |
74.9 |
410.0 |
Total, 1991-2001 |
4,140.0 |
274.4 |
4,414.4 |
% of Total, 1991-2001 |
93.8% |
6.2% |
100.0% |
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Source: Employment Policy Institute, "Insourcing myths: jobs and insourcing," Economic |
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Snapshots, April 6, 2004. |
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Edwin S. Rubenstein is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
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