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Net jobs created by rebalancing trade and investing in infrastructure, clean energy and efficiency, by state 2020-24

State Change in trade balance Infrastructure Clean energy/efficienty Total jobs State employment (2013–2017 5-year ACS estimate) Jobs gained as a share of total employment
Alabama 53,600 30,400 18,700 102,700 2,055,500 5.00%
Alaska 8,700 5,300 1,600 15,600 354,000 4.41%
Arizona 57,600 39,500 20,400 117,400 2,953,900 3.97%
Arkansas 35,600 17,500 12,900 66,100 1,276,500 5.18%
California 411,200 234,400 144,100 789,700 17,993,900 4.39%
Colorado 61,100 37,400 19,900 118,400 2,760,100 4.29%
Connecticut 40,100 23,500 16,900 80,500 1,805,100 4.46%
Delaware 8,000 5,600 2,600 16,100 441,500 3.65%
Washington D.C. 4,200 4,600 1,400 10,200 357,700 2.85%
Florida 158,700 119,400 53,600 331,700 9,018,600 3.68%
Georgia 98,000 66,900 39,900 204,700 4,606,300 4.44%
Hawaii 10,300 9,200 2,500 22,000 671,800 3.27%
Idaho 21,100 9,800 6,400 37,300 748,700 4.98%
Illinois 156,600 87,600 69,800 314,000 6,181,700 5.08%
Indiana 99,000 49,500 37,400 185,900 3,124,300 5.95%
Iowa 52,000 21,400 21,100 94,500 1,599,700 5.91%
Kansas 43,200 18,900 13,500 75,600 1,420,000 5.32%
Kentucky 52,600 30,400 21,000 104,100 1,938,200 5.37%
Louisiana 51,100 27,500 12,900 91,400 2,031,200 4.50%
Maine 13,900 8,100 4,200 26,300 658,700 3.99%
Maryland 45,800 42,000 15,400 103,200 3,040,800 3.39%
Massachusetts 62,700 43,800 28,800 135,400 3,525,700 3.84%
Michigan 128,800 73,100 49,300 251,200 4,524,900 5.55%
Minnesota 76,200 37,300 31,400 144,900 2,904,100 4.99%
Mississippi 30,900 18,200 12,100 61,100 1,221,800 5.00%
Missouri 69,200 39,600 28,100 136,900 2,867,400 4.77%
Montana 14,800 6,500 2,800 24,100 498,000 4.84%
Nebraska 29,100 13,200 8,500 50,800 987,200 5.15%
Nevada 22,400 17,800 7,300 47,500 1,341,400 3.54%
New Hampshire 16,200 9,700 8,500 34,400 713,400 4.82%
New Jersey 81,200 59,000 29,200 169,300 4,388,000 3.86%
New Mexico 18,900 11,300 4,600 34,900 879,200 3.97%
New York 151,200 122,800 60,300 334,300 9,467,600 3.53%
North Carolina 97,000 62,400 43,900 203,400 4,571,000 4.45%
North Dakota 15,400 5,200 3,700 24,300 400,500 6.07%
Ohio 152,600 79,900 69,900 302,400 5,488,200 5.51%
Oklahoma 55,600 24,700 17,900 98,200 1,746,400 5.62%
Oregon 47,400 23,800 18,900 90,000 1,886,000 4.77%
Pennsylvania 150,700 82,600 62,400 295,700 6,097,000 4.85%
Rhode Island 10,700 6,600 4,500 21,800 526,100 4.14%
South Carolina 52,200 31,800 24,500 108,500 2,181,000 4.97%
South Dakota 14,900 5,500 4,200 24,600 438,300 5.61%
Tennessee 70,500 46,400 32,100 149,000 2,996,600 4.97%
Texas 328,000 181,700 108,400 618,100 12,689,100 4.87%
Utah 33,700 19,700 10,700 64,100 1,412,200 4.54%
Vermont 6,800 4,300 2,900 14,000 327,300 4.28%
Virginia 72,500 56,000 25,800 154,300 4,084,000 3.78%
Washington 93,300 45,000 25,200 163,600 3,418,100 4.79%
West Virginia 18,800 9,800 5,000 33,600 747,000 4.50%
Wisconsin 93,300 40,800 46,900 181,000 2,939,900 6.16%
Wyoming 11,000 4,000 1,700 16,700 293,600 5.69%

 

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Note: Percentages are calculated using rounded totals. Totals may vary slightly due to rounding.

Source: Authors’ analysis of American Community Survey (ACS) data (U.S. Census Bureau 2019a and 2020a), USITC 2020, Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections program 2020a, and author's projections for trade in 2024; and Pollin, Garrett-Peltier, Heintz and Hendricks 2014, Pollin and Chakraborty 2020, and Chakraborty (personal communication 2020) for infrastructure and climate investments. For a more detailed explanation of data sources and computations, see notes and the appendix.

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