Manufacturing Exports and Job Creation: A Case Study of Mississippi

<p>The impact of exports on jobs, particularly manufacturing jobs, has not been convincingly established. However, most researchers have identified the manufacturing sector as the highest exporter in the United States. Studies regarding this relationship have both been conducted at the national and state level, mostly using the input-output model. Using the state of Mississippi as a case study, this study examines the direct relationship between manufacturing exports and manufacturing jobs among the twenty-one manufacturing industries under the 3-digit level of the North American Industrial Classification System. This study further determined the sub sectors that support job creation in the state of Mississippi. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Pearson correlation was used to analyze the research questions.</p> <p>The statistical analysis proved a strong negative relationship between the manufacturing exports and jobs in Mississippi at a significant level of 0.001. The secondary research analysis found that textile mill, apparel, leather and allied product, petroleum and coal products, nonmetallic mineral product, and primary metal manufacturing support job creation in Mississippi. Apparel, and petroleum and coal products have the most significant impact on job creation in the state of Mississippi through exports. The study fills the gap of accessing the direct impact and relationship between Mississippi manufacturing exports and manufacturing jobs. The secondary research analysis informs economic developers and policy makers as to which of the manufacturing industries in Mississippi support job creation.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Economic and Workforce Development

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• Assamah, Daniel

Contributors dc:contributor

• Chad Miller
• Mark Miller
• Barbara Travis

Repository record dc:identifier

https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/393

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:aquila.usm.edu:masters_theses-1463