Jobs created as a share of state employment from ending currency manipulation, 2015*
| State | Jobs created as share of state employment |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 4.29% |
| Alaska | 2.99% |
| Arizona | 3.91% |
| Arkansas | 4.56% |
| California | 4.18% |
| Colorado | 3.84% |
| Connecticut | 4.42% |
| Delaware | 3.85% |
| District of Columbia | 2.64% |
| Florida | 3.38% |
| Georgia | 4.00% |
| Hawaii | 2.89% |
| Idaho | 4.77% |
| Illinois | 4.49% |
| Indiana | 5.20% |
| Iowa | 5.17% |
| Kansas | 4.82% |
| Kentucky | 4.49% |
| Louisiana | 3.53% |
| Maine | 3.73% |
| Maryland | 3.09% |
| Massachusetts | 3.91% |
| Michigan | 4.94% |
| Minnesota | 4.96% |
| Mississippi | 4.05% |
| Missouri | 4.26% |
| Montana | 4.00% |
| Nebraska | 4.68% |
| Nevada | 3.30% |
| New Hampshire | 4.57% |
| New Jersey | 3.63% |
| New Mexico | 3.54% |
| New York | 3.31% |
| North Carolina | 4.05% |
| North Dakota | 4.58% |
| Ohio | 4.88% |
| Oklahoma | 4.23% |
| Oregon | 4.60% |
| Pennsylvania | 4.32% |
| Rhode Island | 4.05% |
| South Carolina | 4.54% |
| South Dakota | 5.08% |
| Tennessee | 4.24% |
| Texas | 4.02% |
| Utah | 4.09% |
| Vermont | 4.16% |
| Virginia | 3.40% |
| Washington | 4.50% |
| West Virginia | 3.85% |
| Wisconsin | 5.55% |
| Wyoming | 3.76% |
**10 least-impacted states, plus D.C.
***10 next-least impacted states
****10 middle-impacted states
*****10 next-most impacted states
******10 most-impacted states
*The map shows estimates of the effects of ending currency manipulation over three years, modeled as having begun in 2013. The map shows the results in the high-impact scenario, which assumes that ending currency manipulation would reduce the trade deficit by $500 billion in 2015 relative to the trade deficit in 2012. The number of jobs gained (or lost) is relative to 2011 employment.
Source: Author's analysis of U.S. International Trade Commission (2013), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2013d), and Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections program (BLS-EP 2011a and 2011b). For a more detailed explanation of data sources and computations, see Stop Currency Manipulation and Create Millions of Jobs.
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