Twenty congressional districts hardest hit by U.S. goods trade deficit with China, 2001–2017 (ranked by jobs displaced as a 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 | 59,500 | 346,100 | 17.19% |
2 | California | 18 | 48,300 | 344,500 | 14.02% |
3 | California | 19 | 38,600 | 324,000 | 11.91% |
4 | Texas | 31 | 34,400 | 323,000 | 10.65% |
5 | Oregon | 1 | 31,600 | 377,200 | 8.38% |
6 | California | 15 | 26,900 | 336,400 | 8.00% |
7 | Georgia | 14 | 17,600 | 290,700 | 6.05% |
8 | Texas | 3 | 21,100 | 371,200 | 5.68% |
9 | Massachusetts | 3 | 20,000 | 355,400 | 5.63% |
10 | California | 40 | 14,800 | 280,500 | 5.28% |
11 | Texas | 10 | 16,900 | 342,600 | 4.93% |
12 | California | 52 | 16,900 | 350,100 | 4.83% |
13 | Illinois | 6 | 17,000 | 355,600 | 4.78% |
14 | California | 34 | 14,600 | 309,400 | 4.72% |
15 | Minnesota | 1 | 16,400 | 348,200 | 4.71% |
16 | California | 45 | 16,100 | 354,400 | 4.54% |
17 | Texas | 18 | 13,700 | 306,400 | 4.47% |
18 | New York | 18 | 14,800 | 332,100 | 4.46% |
19 | Arizona | 5 | 13,500 | 317,900 | 4.25% |
20 | North Carolina | 2 | 12,900 | 303,800 | 4.25% |
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.