Twenty congressional districts hardest hit by U.S. goods trade deficit with China, 2001–2015 (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 | 60,900 | 346,100 | 17.60% |
2 | California | 18 | 49,500 | 344,500 | 14.37% |
3 | California | 19 | 39,400 | 324,000 | 12.16% |
4 | Texas | 31 | 34,700 | 323,000 | 10.74% |
5 | Oregon | 1 | 32,500 | 377,200 | 8.62% |
6 | California | 15 | 27,600 | 336,400 | 8.20% |
7 | Georgia | 14 | 17,400 | 290,700 | 5.99% |
8 | Texas | 3 | 21,900 | 371,200 | 5.90% |
9 | California | 40 | 16,300 | 280,500 | 5.81% |
10 | Massachusetts | 3 | 20,600 | 355,400 | 5.80% |
11 | California | 34 | 16,700 | 309,400 | 5.40% |
12 | California | 52 | 17,600 | 350,100 | 5.03% |
13 | Texas | 10 | 17,100 | 342,600 | 4.99% |
14 | Illinois | 6 | 17,200 | 355,600 | 4.84% |
15 | Minnesota | 1 | 16,600 | 348,200 | 4.77% |
16 | California | 45 | 16,400 | 354,400 | 4.63% |
17 | Texas | 18 | 13,800 | 306,400 | 4.50% |
18 | New York | 18 | 14,900 | 332,100 | 4.49% |
19 | North Carolina | 2 | 13,200 | 303,800 | 4.34% |
20 | Arizona | 5 | 13,800 | 317,900 | 4.34% |
Source: Author's analysis of U.S. Census Bureau (2013), U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC 2016a), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS 2016e), and BLS Employment Projections program (BLS-EP 2014a and 2014b). For a more detailed explanation of data sources and computations, see the appendix.