U.S. jobs displaced by the growing goods trade deficit with China since 2001 (in thousands of jobs)
| Year | Jobs displaced (thousands) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | 225.5 |
| 2003 | 459.3 |
| 2004 | 872.3 |
| 2005 | 1,334.9 |
| 2006 | 1,686.8 |
| 2007 | 1,998.0 |
| 2008 | 2,061.2 |
| 2009 | 1,713.6 |
| 2010 | 2,339.2 |
| 2011 | 2,645.0 |
| 2012 | 2,785.8 |
| 2013 | 2,823.8 |
| 2014 | 2,990.0 |
| 2015 | 3,191.6 |
| 2016 | 2,999.6 |
| 2017 | 3,360.6 |
Source: Authors’ analysis of U.S. Census Bureau 2013, U.S. International Trade Commission 2018, and Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections program 2017a and 2017b. For a more detailed explanation of data sources and computations, see the appendix.