what is the meaning of "downstream employment"

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I am not a native speaker. I wonder what does the “downstream employment” mean in the sentence "the surplus generated have helped to create downstream employment,... "

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@Hannah1989,

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I wonder what does the “downstream employment” mean in the sentence "the surplus generated [have] has helped to create downstream employment,... "

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"the surpluses generated [have] helped to create downstream employment,... "

Hello Hannah.

"downstream" refers to after the fact, sometime later than the 'surpluses'. It's akin to [metaphor] water flowing down a river/creek/stream/brook. At a certain point in the flow something is tossed into the river, ie. surpluses. Farther downstream some other event is triggered by the introduction of the "upstream" surpluses.

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@JTT,

Another meaning for the term has to do with "upstream employment" being those employed in the pre-production/creative process such as engineers, and designers while "downstream employment" refers to those employed in the production/distribution end of the process such as construction workers, seamstresses, and sales people.

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@Hannah1989,

Hannah1989 wrote:

I am not a native speaker. I wonder what does the “downstream employment” mean in the sentence "the surplus generated have helped to create downstream employment,... "

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Irish economy expenditure, i.e. the value retained in the Irish economy, increased by over £1.2 billion (€1.52 billion) (11.6%) in the year to nearly £12 billion (€15.2 billion) a year. This is the new wealth which generates much of the downstream employment in the Irish services economy.

http://www.idaireland.com/news-media/publications/annual-reports/accesible-versions/annu00/statall.html

In this case "downstream employment" almost certainly means service jobs, jobs that dont exist unless the people have extra money in their pockets looking for a place to go. The jobs are downstream from the placing of money in peoples pockets.

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