Appendix Table 2

Jobs lost through imports, jobs gained through exports, and net jobs displaced due to trade with China, by state, 2001–2011 (ranked alphabetically)

State Jobs displaced by consumption imports Jobs supported by domestic exports Net jobs displaced
Alabama 52,200 8,300 43,900
Alaska 2,700 900 1,800
Arizona 56,400 9,300 47,100
Arkansas 26,400 6,000 20,500
California 540,800 66,200 474,700
Colorado 66,100 8,300 57,800
Connecticut 36,200 6,300 29,900
Delaware 6,400 1,400 5,000
District of Columbia 3,200 600 2,600
Florida 128,600 22,600 106,100
Georgia 102,900 15,500 87,300
Hawaii 5,800 1,400 4,300
Idaho 21,900 3,800 18,200
Illinois 138,000 24,400 113,700
Indiana 71,500 15,000 56,600
Iowa 28,500 8,200 20,300
Kansas 24,000 6,500 17,500
Kentucky 44,100 8,400 35,700
Louisiana 21,300 6,000 15,300
Maine 12,400 2,400 10,000
Maryland 44,900 7,100 37,800
Massachusetts 104,100 11,400 92,700
Michigan 90,500 21,600 68,900
Minnesota 84,800 12,500 72,300
Mississippi 24,400 4,700 19,700
Missouri 49,500 10,800 38,700
Nebraska 15,200 4,600 10,600
Nevada 16,100 2,900 13,200
New Hampshire 23,400 2,900 20,400
New Jersey 88,800 12,900 76,000
New Mexico 14,300 2,800 11,500
New York 183,500 24,700 158,800
North Carolina 126,100 15,800 110,300
North Dakota 4,700 2,000 2,700
Ohio 120,100 24,100 95,900
Oklahoma 27,100 6,700 20,400
Oregon 59,300 9,100 50,200
Pennsylvania 123,900 22,700 101,200
Puerto Rico 26,000 3,800 22,200
Rhode Island 13,600 1,700 11,800
South Carolina 48,800 8,000 40,800
South Dakota 7,700 2,400 5,300
Tennessee 67,400 11,300 56,100
Texas 279,200 39,600 239,600
Utah 24,200 4,200 20,000
Vermont 9,400 1,400 8,000
Virginia 63,900 11,200 52,700
Washington 62,800 12,600 50,200
West Virginia 9,800 2,600 7,200
Wisconsin 69,900 15,400 54,600
Wyoming 2,600 1,100 1,500
Total* 3,280,200 538,000 2,742,200

* Total may vary slightly due to rounding.

Source: Author's analysis of U.S. Census Bureau (2009), U.S. International Trade Commission (2012), and Bureau of Labor Statistics Office of Employment Projections (2011a and 2011b). For a more detailed explanation of data sources and computations, see the Appendix.

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