Net U.S. jobs eliminated by U.S. trade deficit with TPP countries, by state, 2015 (sorted alphabetically)

Rank State Net jobs eliminated State employment (in 2011) Jobs eliminated as share
of state employment
5 Alabama 46,000 1,981,100 2.32%
10 Alaska 6,300 344,300 1.83%
44 Arizona 21,000 2,688,000 0.78%
12 Arkansas 20,100 1,235,800 1.63%
18 California 227,500 16,426,700 1.38%
27 Colorado 28,600 2,492,400 1.15%
48 Connecticut 10,400 1,742,500 0.60%
51 Delaware 1,800 420,400 0.43%
50 District of Columbia 1,500 310,600 0.48%
42 Florida 68,200 8,101,900 0.84%
35 Georgia 43,100 4,193,800 1.03%
43 Hawaii 5,100 629,500 0.81%
33 Idaho 7,100 684,900 1.04%
20 Illinois 78,800 5,926,900 1.33%
2 Indiana 103,800 2,934,500 3.54%
21 Iowa 19,800 1,538,800 1.29%
37 Kansas 13,500 1,389,000 0.97%
3 Kentucky 53,700 1,838,400 2.92%
23 Louisiana 24,700 1,973,900 1.25%
24 Maine 8,000 643,100 1.24%
46 Maryland 20,100 2,894,600 0.69%
38 Massachusetts 29,900 3,284,700 0.91%
1 Michigan 214,600 4,191,900 5.12%
31 Minnesota 29,000 2,728,900 1.06%
9 Mississippi 22,000 1,181,300 1.86%
16 Missouri 39,200 2,742,100 1.43%
36 Montana 4,900 480,000 1.02%
32 Nebraska 10,000 943,600 1.06%
45 Nevada 9,100 1,204,900 0.76%
30 New Hampshire 7,400 684,800 1.08%
39 New Jersey 37,700 4,152,500 0.91%
19 New Mexico 11,600 869,800 1.33%
29 New York 97,300 8,959,000 1.09%
15 North Carolina 60,700 4,195,800 1.45%
26 North Dakota 4,300 370,800 1.16%
7 Ohio 112,500 5,213,500 2.16%
8 Oklahoma 35,300 1,681,800 2.10%
14 Oregon 24,900 1,710,300 1.46%
25 Pennsylvania 68,900 5,853,300 1.18%
47 Rhode Island 3,400 511,200 0.67%
11 South Carolina 33,600 1,968,900 1.71%
22 South Dakota 5,300 415,600 1.28%
6 Tennessee 61,000 2,784,500 2.19%
13 Texas 172,600 11,455,100 1.51%
34 Utah 13,000 1,260,800 1.03%
40 Vermont 2,900 327,300 0.89%
41 Virginia 33,100 3,860,100 0.86%
49 Washington 17,800 3,118,000 0.57%
28 West Virginia 8,400 748,600 1.12%
17 Wisconsin 39,600 2,819,500 1.40%
4 Wyoming 6,800 290,000 2.34%
Total 2,025,800 140,399,600 1.44%

Note: Rank is by jobs eliminated as a share of state employment. Subcategory and overall totals may vary slightly due to rounding.

Source: Authors’ analysis of Bivens (2014), U.S. Census Bureau (2013), U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC 2016), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS 2016a and 2016b), and BLS Employment Projections program (BLS-EP 2014a, 2014b, and 2015). For a more detailed explanation of data sources and computations, see the appendix.

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