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Trade Gap With China Cost More Than 100,000 Pennsylvania Jobs Since 2001

Type: Press Release

September 20, 2011 - 2:22pm

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HARRISBURG, PA (September 20, 2011) – The gap between how much the U.S. imports from and exports to China has eliminated or displaced 2.8 million jobs nationally since 2001, including 106,970 in Pennsylvania.
Growing U.S. Trade Deficit with China Cost 2.8 Million Jobs Between 2001 and 2010, Including More Than 100,000 in PA

Type: Briefing Paper

September 20, 2011 - 1:45pm

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Mexican Trade Deficit Costs More Than 26,000 Pennsylvania Jobs Since 1994

Type: Press Release

May 4, 2011 - 10:42am

HARRISBURG, PA (May 4, 2011) — More than 26,000 Pennsylvania jobs have been lost or displaced since 1994 as a result of the U.S. trade deficit with Mexico, according to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute.

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Vo-tech schools gear up to attract more students into trades

Type: Media Coverage

January 11, 2011 - 9:37am

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Trade Gap With China Cost Pennsylvania 95,700 Jobs, Keystone Research Center Reports

Type: Press Release

March 24, 2010 - 5:49am

HARRISBURG, PA (March 24, 2010) –Since 2001, the U.S. trade deficit with China has increased by 274%, a trend that has eliminated an estimated 95,700 jobs in Pennsylvania, the Keystone Research Center reported today, based on a new study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) in Washington DC.
Job Losses Due to Trade Since NAFTA Deepen Pennsylvania Manufacturing Crisis

Type: Briefing Paper

December 1, 2003 - 10:17am
In the context of an intense national and state debate about the future of U.S. manufacturing, this briefing paper provides an update on the impact of trade on manufacturing jobs in Pennsylvania. It estimates job loss within Pennsylvania due to trade with Mexico and Canada, building on a paper released recently by the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute (EPI).

Our main findings:
Trade and Pennsylvania: Distorted Trade Patterns Translate Into Job Loss for Commonwealth

Type: Briefing Paper

October 1, 2002 - 10:28am
Over the past decade, trade has been one of the most hotly contested dimensions of U.S. economic policy.

In light of continuing controversy, KRC evaluates the impact of trade on jobs in Pennsylvania since 1994, the year in which the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went into effect. We estimate this impact at the state level and within nine regions of Pennsylvania, each containing one or more U.S. Congressional districts.

Key findings include the following:
Steal This Agenda: A Blueprint for a Better Pennsylvania

Type: Research Report

December 1, 2000 - 11:12am

Steal this Agenda argues that Pennsylvania needs to alter its labor market and economic development policies to better fit the Commonwealth’s growing post-industrial economy. The policy changes recommended would help foster a more prosperous and secure future in which the benefits growth would be more broadly shared. The proposed innovations, many of which have been enacted with bipartisan support in other states, directly address the most pressing economic needs of the majority of Pennsylvania’s workforce.

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