Cumulative U.S. jobs displaced by growing goods trade deficit with China, 2001–2013 (in thousands of jobs)
| Year | Jobs displaced (thousands) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 223.3 |
| 2003 | 464.7 |
| 2004 | 882.4 |
| 2005 | 1,359.6 |
| 2006 | 1,726.8 |
| 2007 | 2,087.4 |
| 2008 | 2,154.7 |
| 2009 | 1,861.6 |
| 2010 | 2,568.1 |
| 2011 | 2,911.4 |
| 2012 | 3,109.0 |
| 2013 | 3,157.1 |
Source: Authors' analysis of U.S. Census Bureau (2013), U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC 2014), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS 2014b), and BLS Employment Projections program (BLS-EP 2014a and 2014b). For a more detailed explanation of data sources and computations, see the appendix.