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Exports Supported 11.3M Jobs in 2013

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Getty 090214 ExportJob?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1409703275799iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — American goods and services exports, “directly and indirectly supported an estimated 11.3 million U.S. jobs” in 2013, the U.S. Commerce Department said in a report released Tuesday.

This is the first time the Commerce Department has estimated export jobs.

Houston led all U.S. metropolitan areas in exports with $115 billion in 2013, the Department announced in another report on exports by metro area.

Seattle, however, saw the most export growth in dollars, jumping from $50.3 billion in 2012 to $56.7 billion in 2013.


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