Figure A
Impact on states' "jobs deficits" of eliminating currency manipulation: Percent of December 2013 state jobs deficits eliminated by elimination of currency manipulation
| State | Jobs deficit eliminated |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 13.6% |
| Nevada | 15.5% |
| Hawaii | 23.6% |
| Florida | 26.1% |
| Wyoming | 29.1% |
| New Mexico | 30.9% |
| Delaware | 34.3% |
| Arizona | 35.0% |
| Alabama | 36.1% |
| North Carolina | 36.2% |
| California | 39.5% |
| Virginia | 39.7% |
| South Carolina | 42.1% |
| New Jersey | 43.2% |
| Georgia | 46.0% |
| Oregon | 46.8% |
| Idaho | 46.9% |
| Maryland | 49.4% |
| Connecticut | 51.0% |
| Colorado | 51.0% |
| Washington | 51.5% |
| Tennessee | 55.0% |
| Utah | 59.4% |
| Mississippi | 59.4% |
| Maine | 67.9% |
| Missouri | 68.8% |
| Alaska | 73.6% |
| Louisiana | 74.1% |
| Montana | 74.7% |
| Arkansas | 75.6% |
| Texas | 76.5% |
| Rhode Island | 77.8% |
| Oklahoma | 77.8% |
| Ohio | 81.8% |
| Illinois | 82.7% |
| Nebraska | 85.5% |
| Kansas | 88.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 92.4% |
| Kentucky | 92.5% |
| Indiana | 103.8% |
| Wisconsin | 112.0% |
| Michigan | 112.2% |
| New Hampshire | 117.2% |
| Minnesota | 117.8% |
| Iowa | 126.0% |
| Massachusetts | 132.8% |
| South Dakota | 173.4% |
| New York | 245.4% |
| Vermont | 264.8% |
| West Virginia | 319.0% |
Notes: As the only state to have already eliminated its jobs deficit, data for North Dakota (which would gain up to 17,000 jobs by ending currency manipulation) are excluded from the graph. Calculations are based on the "high impact" employment estimates.
Source: Rob Scott, 2014 Stop Currency Manipulation and Create Millions of Jobs, Economic Policy Institute Briefing Paper 372, Table 4
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