Table 5
20 congressional districts hardest hit by U.S. goods trade deficit with China, 2001–2013 (ranked by jobs displaced as share of district employment)
| Rank | State | District | Net jobs displaced | District employment (in 2011) | Jobs displaced as a share of district employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 17 | 61,500 | 346,100 | 17.77% |
| 2 | California | 18 | 50,700 | 344,500 | 14.72% |
| 3 | California | 19 | 39,900 | 324,000 | 12.31% |
| 4 | Texas | 31 | 36,800 | 323,000 | 11.39% |
| 5 | Oregon | 1 | 32,500 | 377,200 | 8.62% |
| 6 | California | 15 | 28,000 | 336,400 | 8.32% |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 3 | 20,000 | 355,400 | 5.63% |
| 8 | California | 40 | 15,600 | 280,500 | 5.56% |
| 9 | Texas | 3 | 20,600 | 371,200 | 5.55% |
| 10 | Georgia | 14 | 15,700 | 290,700 | 5.40% |
| 11 | California | 34 | 16,200 | 309,400 | 5.24% |
| 12 | Texas | 10 | 17,300 | 342,600 | 5.05% |
| 13 | California | 52 | 17,000 | 350,100 | 4.86% |
| 14 | Minnesota | 1 | 16,300 | 348,200 | 4.68% |
| 15 | New York | 18 | 15,200 | 332,100 | 4.58% |
| 16 | California | 45 | 16,200 | 354,400 | 4.57% |
| 17 | Texas | 18 | 13,900 | 306,400 | 4.54% |
| 18 | Illinois | 6 | 15,700 | 355,600 | 4.42% |
| 19 | Texas | 17 | 14,100 | 329,300 | 4.28% |
| 20 | Texas | 2 | 15,600 | 364,600 | 4.28% |
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.
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