Table 6 Simulation results of labour demand changes in various industries in Taiwan.

From: The impact of RCEP on labour markets in non-member economies: evidence from Taiwan, China

 

Skilled labour

Unskilled labour

S1

S2

S3

S1

S2

S3

Aggregate

−9.59%

−9.85%

21.25%

−9.25%

−9.54%

20.79%

Agr

7.76%

8.07%

−5.61%

7.85%

8.15%

−5.73%

Food

7.37%

7.62%

−4.34%

7.74%

7.97%

−4.86%

Mine

12.12%

12.76%

−14.62%

12.19%

12.83%

−14.72%

Tex

−0.04%

0.91%

−14.83%

0.38%

1.30%

−15.41%

Lig

10.50%

10.97%

−4.11%

10.92%

11.37%

−4.69%

Petr

−1.05%

−0.89%

12.09%

−0.63%

−0.50%

11.51%

Meta

12.28%

12.63%

−10.71%

12.70%

13.03%

−11.29%

Ele

−22.55%

−22.90%

0.32%

−22.13%

−22.51%

−0.26%

Mech

17.97%

18.62%

−6.24%

18.39%

19.02%

−6.82%

Oma

17.15%

17.43%

−13.60%

17.57%

17.83%

−14.18%

Psc

−5.62%

−5.74%

11.25%

−5.17%

−5.31%

10.63%

Serv

0.44%

0.42%

−0.34%

0.90%

0.85%

−0.97%