People believe outsourcing and imports are the biggest harms to U.S. workers; they are more divided about the impact of immigrants and automation % of adults who think these factors help or hurtAmerican workers Helps American workers Hurts American workers
The public sees threats to workers from multiple fronts. For example, most Americans say that increased outsourcing of jobs to other countries (80%) and more foreign-made products being sold in the U.S. (77%) hurt American workers. Workers see automation as less of a threat. Large majorities see increased use of the internet and other technology in the workplace (70%) and more U.S.-made products being sold abroad (68%) as helping American workers.
People believe outsourcing and imports are the  | biggest harms to U.S. workers; they are more divided  | about the impact of immigrants and automation  | % of adults who think these factors help or hurtAmerican workers  | Helps American workers Hurts American workers  | Increased jobs outsourcing of  | 80  | 15  | jobs to other countries  | More foreign-made  | 22  | 77  | products being sold in U.S  | Increased use of contract  | 35  | 57  | or temp employees  | Decline of union  | 33  | 49  | membership  | Automation of jobs  | 42  | 50  | Growing number of  | 45  | 42  | immigrants working linus  | More U.S-made products  | 68  | 26  | being sold abroad  | Internet, email, other  | 70  | 24  | toffice tech  | Source: "The State Survey conducted May25-June 29 2016  | "The State ofAmerican Jobs  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 