Total jobs related to trade:
Groups Sue Again Over Oil Drilling off Alaska http://t.co/JPaVXJUV BRT report on permitting addresses over-litigation. http://t.co/XVgMdr2p
@bizroundtable on 18th May 2012Congress must pass legislation for the United States to fully benefit from all the commitments made by Russia when joining the WTO, which is expected this summer.
Joe Sixpack Get Lost! http://t.co/POOhqIpt Mickey Kaus has provocative insights about skills, economy.
@bizroundtable on 19th May 2012“U.S. businesses want nothing more than a level playing field, and as long as the playing field is level, American companies and their workers will thrive in the global economy.”
Business Roundtable (BRT) praised today’s strong bipartisan vote to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank and urged the Senate to take action as soon as possible this month.
RT @uschamber: America has the highest corporate tax rate in the world. Tell Washington to act on tax reform! http://t.co/sspQbElI
@bizroundtable on 18th May 2012With U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank authorization due to expire at the end of May, and a cap on its lending expected to be reached even sooner, Business Roundtable (BRT) today welcomed an agreement on reauthorization reached by Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), House Majority Leader, and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Minority Whip.
Forget Peak Oil, Time To Worry About Peak Oil Labor http://t.co/vCxyVgZA Also, Portuguese moving to Angola for work. http://t.co/6gQ4j2yG
@bizroundtable on 18th May 2012With more than 95 percent of the world’s population – representing 80 percent of the world’s purchasing power – outside the United States, U.S. economic growth and job creation depend on opening international markets so U.S. companies and their employees can sell more American products and services to these customers. International trade and investment agreements are critical tools for opening markets and helping U.S. businesses and their employees compete in those markets and support American jobs. Use this application to learn more about the benefits to each U.S. state of: (1) trade in general; (2) trade with our most recent Free Trade Agreement partners South Korea and Colombia; and (3) with Russia, which has now committed to open its market as part of joining the World Trade Organization later this year. To view the Russia trade data for each U.S. state and understand why companies and their employees in each state need Congress to pass Russia PNTR legislation—
To learn more about Business Roundtable’s activities to promote international trade and investment more generally, visit www.brt.org.
| Key Trade Statistics | 2004 | 2008 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of jobs tied to trade Info | 31,306,644 | 38,418,829 | 22.7% |
| Total value of exports to other countries | $814.8 billion | $1.3 trillion | 59.5% |