Today, ATR takes a look at the number of jobs in every state tied to trade and the share of the workforce that trade-related jobs account for. These numbers underscore the importance of international trade when it comes to job creation and the livelihoods of individuals and families across the country.
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Percentage/Number of State Jobs Tied to Trade (2013) |
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1. |
Hawaii |
32.29% (201,322) |
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2. |
Florida |
31.25% (2,400,000) |
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3. |
Vermont |
31.18% (95,502) |
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4. |
Idaho |
30.95% (197,537) |
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5. |
California |
30.67% (4,700,000) |
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6. |
Montana |
30.54% (137,632) |
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7. |
New Jersey |
30.54% (1,200,00) |
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8. |
Connecticut |
30.49% (507,118) |
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9. |
Washington |
30.39% (915,225) |
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10. |
Maryland |
30.31% (790,950) |
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11. |
Mississippi |
29.91% (335,058) |
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12. |
Tennessee |
29.90% (829,452) |
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13. |
South Dakota |
29.70% (124,179) |
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14. |
Missouri |
29.65% (815,374) |
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15. |
Colorado |
29.52% (709,826) |
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16. |
Georgia |
29.47% (709,826) |
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17. |
Arizona |
29.42% (747,837) |
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18. |
Maine |
29.39% (177,519) |
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19. |
Nevada |
29.37% (350,466) |
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20. |
North Carolina |
29.24% (1,200,000) |
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21. |
Virginia |
29.19% (1,100,000) |
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22. |
Illinois |
29.17% (1,700,000) |
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23. |
Alabama |
29.13% (558,334) |
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24. |
South Carolina |
29.11% (559,329) |
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25. |
Michigan |
29.08% (1,200,000) |
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26. |
Iowa |
29.04% (448,445) |
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27. |
New York |
29.00% (2,600,000) |
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28. |
Nebraska |
28.92% (284,114) |
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29. |
Arkansas |
28.89% (342,335) |
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30. |
Utah |
28.76% (374,963) |
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31. |
Kentucky |
28.67% (529,278) |
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32. |
Oregon |
28.52% (484,067) |
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33. |
Delaware |
28.49% (123,312) |
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34. |
Ohio |
28.47% (1,500,00) |
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35. |
Kansas |
28.39% (392,522) |
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36. |
Massachusetts |
28.21% (955,486) |
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37. |
Rhode Island |
28.10% (132,416) |
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38. |
New Hampshire |
27.88% (179,655) |
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39. |
Pennsylvania |
27.79% (1,600,000) |
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40. |
Wisconsin |
27.56% (785,186) |
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41. |
Minnesota |
27.55% (774,730) |
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42. |
Louisiana |
27.46% (539,002) |
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43. |
Indiana |
26.87% (796,619) |
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44. |
New Mexico |
26.78% (217,198) |
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45. |
Alaska |
26.73% (90,572) |
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46. |
Texas |
26.49% (3,000,000) |
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47. |
West Virginia |
24.44% (186,939) |
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48. |
Oklahoma |
24.23% (398,589) |
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49. |
North Dakota |
23.98% (108,340) |
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50. |
Wyoming |
23.36% (68,436) |
(Source: Bureau of Labor Statistic, TradeBenefitsAmerica.org)
Congress is now considering whether to grant the White House trade promotion authority (TPA), under which negotiated trade deals are sent to Congress for an up or down vote, but are not subject to amendments. Approval of TPA is critical to the completion of two pending trade deals with European and Asian countries. As Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist pointed out in a recent op-ed for Reuters, “granting the President trade promotion authority is the only way to get prospective trading partners to sit down for time-consuming and complicated negotiations required to reach an agreement.”
Earlier this week, Americans for Tax Reform released data on the percentage of each state’s GDP that is tied to international trade. Click here to read Grover’s Reuters column explaining how expansion of free trade benefits the U.S. economy and why approval of TPA can’t wait.