Outsourcing refers to sending domestic jobs that can be done in one country to another, typically to reduce costs. They can reduce costs by outsourcing to lower-income countries, where they pay less for the same amount of work they pay for in their own country. There are pros and cons, such as being able to provide lower-cost services or products, but this means that jobs are being removed from the country to a different country, which results in the unemployment percentage going up.

Without protectionism, free trade exists. Itallows anyone, businesses included, to buy and sell without restrictions. It has been nearly impossible in today's world to have free trade, as each nation protects its home industries from outside competition through different forms. Most, if not all, countries have some form of protectionism. They do this so as not to cause harm to their economy and local industries.