U.S. International Trade Commission, 2016: research finds NAFTA greatly increased trade, slightly raised overall welfare, and had little to no effect on total U.S. employment, with real wage and job effects in some industries and states.
Generally, the literature finds that NAFTA led to a substantial increase in trade volumes for all three countries; a small increase in U.S. welfare; and little to no change in U.S. aggregate employment, but noticeable changes in wages at the state level in the footwear,
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U.S. International Trade Commission, 2016: research finds NAFTA greatly increased trade, slightly raised overall welfare, and had little to no effect on total U.S. employment, with real wage and job effects in some industries and states.