|
April 24, 2004
Table 1:
|
Outsourced versus
Insourced |
|
Jobs, 1991-2001 |
|
|
"Outsourcing": |
"Insourcing": |
Insourced Jobs |
|
|
Foreign-based Employees |
U.S.-based Employees |
as % of |
|
Year |
of U.S. Companies |
of Foreign Companies |
Outsourced Jobs |
|
|
(Employees in Millions) |
|
|
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: |
|
|
|
|
1991-2002 |
2.898 |
1.500 |
51.8% |
|
1997-2001 |
1.758 |
1.170 |
66.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
Sources: |
|
|
Outsourcing, 1991-1993: U.S.
Department of Commerce, Survey of Current
Business,
June 1995, page 32. |
|
|
|
|
1994-2001: U.S. Department of
Commerce, Survey of Current Business,
Investment Table G.3, various years. |
|
|
|
|
Insourcing,1991-2001:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Survey of Current
Business,
August 2003, page 45.. |
|
|
|
Table 2:
|
U.S. Employment in
Foreign |
|
Companies:
Start-ups and Acquisitions |
|
Year Acquired |
U.S. Companies |
U.S. Companies |
|
|
or Established |
Acquired by Foreigners |
Started by Foreigners |
Total |
|
|
(Employees in 1,000s) |
|
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% |
|
|
|
|
Source: Employment Policy Institute,
"Insourcing myths: jobs
and insourcing,"
Economic |
|
Snapshots,
April 6, 2004. |
|
|
Edwin S. Rubenstein (email
him) is President of
ESR Research
Economic Consultants in Indianapolis. |
