Net U.S. jobs displaced due to the goods trade deficit with China, by state, 2001–2017 (sorted alphabetically)

Rank (by jobs displaced as a share of total) State Net jobs displaced State employment Jobs displaced as share
of state employment
24 Alabama 46,900 2,015,400 2.33%
49 Alaska 2,700 329,100 0.83%
18 Arizona 63,400 2,774,000 2.29%
31 Arkansas 26,800 1,239,600 2.16%
1 California 562,500 16,818,700 3.34%
20 Colorado 59,500 2,658,700 2.24%
27 Connecticut 38,400 1,681,600 2.28%
46 Delaware 6,000 456,200 1.32%
50 District of Columbia 2,300 790,500 0.29%
7 Florida 125,500 8,569,600 1.46%
9 Georgia 103,100 4,453,400 2.32%
45 Hawaii 6,200 652,800 0.95%
36 Idaho 17,600 716,600 2.46%
4 Illinois 148,200 6,062,400 2.45%
15 Indiana 77,900 3,105,300 2.51%
29 Iowa 29,900 1,573,200 1.90%
34 Kansas 21,700 1,403,900 1.54%
25 Kentucky 45,400 1,921,200 2.36%
35 Louisiana 21,200 1,970,800 1.08%
41 Maine 11,900 622,800 1.91%
26 Maryland 43,000 2,723,700 1.58%
10 Massachusetts 99,100 3,609,500 2.75%
12 Michigan 92,400 4,372,500 2.11%
13 Minnesota 88,300 2,932,100 3.01%
32 Mississippi 25,300 1,152,200 2.20%
23 Missouri 49,800 2,868,400 1.74%
47 Montana 4,200 472,700 0.89%
38 Nebraska 14,200 1,018,000 1.40%
37 Nevada 15,900 1,341,400 1.18%
33 New Hampshire 24,000 675,500 3.55%
11 New Jersey 96,700 4,129,100 2.34%
40 New Mexico 12,800 830,800 1.54%
3 New York 183,500 9,523,300 1.93%
6 North Carolina 130,800 4,415,800 2.96%
48 North Dakota 3,400 430,700 0.78%
8 Ohio 121,400 5,528,600 2.20%
28 Oklahoma 31,900 1,662,600 1.92%
19 Oregon 62,900 1,873,900 3.36%
5 Pennsylvania 136,100 5,948,000 2.29%
39 Rhode Island 14,100 494,500 2.84%
22 South Carolina 50,800 2,091,500 2.43%
44 South Dakota 6,300 434,900 1.44%
16 Tennessee 69,300 3,011,200 2.30%
2 Texas 314,000 12,224,200 2.57%
30 Utah 29,100 1,468,700 1.98%
43 Vermont 8,600 314,200 2.74%
17 Virginia 66,200 3,952,100 1.68%
21 Washington 58,100 3,326,100 1.75%
42 West Virginia 10,600 745,400 1.42%
14 Wisconsin 78,700 2,945,200 2.67%
51 Wyoming 2,000 281,700 0.72%
Total* 3,360,600 146,614,300 2.29%

* Totals may vary slightly due to rounding.

Source: Authors’ analysis of U.S. Census Bureau 2013, U.S. International Trade Commission 2018, and Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections program BLS-EP 2017a and 2017b. For a more detailed explanation of data sources and computations, see the appendix.

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