Net U.S. jobs displaced due to the goods trade deficit with China, by state, 2001–2018 (ranked by net jobs displaced)
| Rank | State | Net jobs displaced | State employment (2013-2017 5-year ACS estimate) | Jobs displaced as share of state employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 654,100 | 17,993,900 | 3.64% |
| 2 | Texas | 334,800 | 12,689,000 | 2.64% |
| 3 | New York | 185,100 | 9,467,600 | 1.96% |
| 4 | Illinois | 162,400 | 6,181,700 | 2.63% |
| 5 | Florida | 150,700 | 9,018,600 | 1.67% |
| 6 | North Carolina | 147,700 | 4,571,000 | 3.23% |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 137,300 | 6,097,000 | 2.25% |
| 8 | Ohio | 136,700 | 5,488,200 | 2.49% |
| 9 | Georgia | 123,200 | 4,606,300 | 2.67% |
| 10 | Michigan | 112,400 | 4,524,900 | 2.48% |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 109,300 | 3,525,700 | 3.10% |
| 12 | New Jersey | 95,000 | 4,388,000 | 2.16% |
| 13 | Minnesota | 92,400 | 2,904,100 | 3.18% |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 88,900 | 2,939,900 | 3.02% |
| 15 | Indiana | 85,800 | 2,934,500 | 2.92% |
| 16 | Tennessee | 73,800 | 2,996,600 | 2.46% |
| 17 | Virginia | 70,500 | 4,084,000 | 1.73% |
| 18 | Oregon | 68,700 | 1,886,000 | 3.64% |
| 19 | Colorado | 67,700 | 2,760,100 | 2.45% |
| 20 | Washington | 67,400 | 3,418,100 | 1.97% |
| 21 | Arizona | 65,800 | 2,953,900 | 2.23% |
| 22 | South Carolina | 57,900 | 2,181,100 | 2.65% |
| 23 | Missouri | 56,200 | 2,867,400 | 1.96% |
| 24 | Alabama | 50,700 | 2,055,500 | 2.47% |
| 25 | Kentucky | 46,900 | 1,938,200 | 2.42% |
| 26 | Maryland | 44,800 | 3,040,800 | 1.47% |
| 27 | Connecticut | 38,100 | 1,805,100 | 2.11% |
| 28 | Iowa | 33,900 | 1,599,700 | 2.12% |
| 29 | Utah | 33,900 | 1,412,200 | 2.40% |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 31,500 | 1,746,400 | 1.80% |
| 31 | Mississippi | 29,700 | 1,221,800 | 2.43% |
| 32 | New Hampshire | 26,100 | 713,400 | 3.66% |
| 33 | Louisiana | 24,900 | 2,031,200 | 1.23% |
| 34 | Arkansas | 24,400 | 1,276,500 | 1.91% |
| 35 | Kansas | 24,200 | 1,420,100 | 1.70% |
| 36 | Idaho | 21,100 | 748,700 | 2.82% |
| 37 | Nevada | 17,900 | 1,341,400 | 1.33% |
| 38 | Nebraska | 16,200 | 987,200 | 1.64% |
| 39 | Rhode Island | 13,400 | 526,100 | 2.55% |
| 40 | Maine | 12,200 | 658,700 | 1.85% |
| 41 | New Mexico | 11,500 | 879,200 | 1.31% |
| 42 | West Virginia | 10,000 | 747,000 | 1.34% |
| 43 | Vermont | 9,600 | 327,300 | 2.93% |
| 44 | South Dakota | 7,800 | 438,300 | 1.78% |
| 45 | Hawaii | 6,600 | 671,800 | 0.98% |
| 46 | Delaware | 6,200 | 441,500 | 1.40% |
| 47 | Montana | 5,500 | 498,000 | 1.10% |
| 48 | North Dakota | 5,100 | 400,500 | 1.27% |
| 49 | DC | 3,300 | 357,700 | 0.92% |
| 50 | Alaska | 3,000 | 354,000 | 0.85% |
| 51 | Wyoming | 2,500 | 293,600 | 0.85% |
| Total* | 3,704,700 | 150,409,500 | 2.46% |
* Totals may vary slightly due to rounding.
Note: Percentages are calculated using rounded totals.
Source: Authors’ analysis of American Community Survey (ACS) data (U.S. Census Bureau 2019a), USITC 2019, and Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections program 2019a and 2019b. For a more detailed explanation of data sources and computations, see the appendix.