Ohio lost 112,500 jobs due to trade with TPP countries (graphic): EPI
By Olivera Perkins, The Plain Dealer
on March 03, 2016 at 7:00 AM, updated March 04, 2016 at 10:08 AM
CLEVELAND, Ohio Ohio lost 112,500 jobs in 2015 resulting from the United States' trade deficit with countries that are part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute.
That places Ohio sixth, in terms of the percentage of jobs lost to trade with TPP countries, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia ranked in the report released Thursday by the liberal Washington, D.C.-based think tank. The lost jobs represent nearly 2.2 percent of employment in Ohio, according to the analysis.
The total number of lost jobs includes those directly and indirectly impacted by the trade deficit with TPP countries. It also includes the number of jobs EPI says would have been created through the multiplier or "respending" effect had trade with those countries been more balanced.
The TPP is a free trade agreement between the United States and 11 partnership countries, including Canada, Mexico, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia. While the countries have reached final agreement on the trade accord, it probably will not go into effect for several months. The agreement must clear several hurdles, including final ratification by Congress.
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Herman4747
(1,825 posts)...we could WIN with Bernie!
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)Especially one running against a Trump that comes out against free trade deals.
Chelsea2032
(38 posts)job creation.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)perfectly statesman like. You can see by his polls how much that means to the
base of the party.
Chelsea2032
(38 posts)Mr. Working class: union buster, does not back a federal minimum wage increase.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)While Trump spews the most vile rhetoric it appears his supporters are no longer
buying the trickle down bullshit. They hate trade deals they know screw them and
they know WS is a rigged game that tilts only in favor of the investment class.
I hope they figure it out soon and the ones who want no part of that racist hateful
blame game Trump plays will begin to form their own party. It is a highly
dysfunctional party and dangerous..and not exclusive to Trump..not by a
long shot.
Chelsea2032
(38 posts)strange bedfellows - elite rich and blue-collar whites.
dcbuckeye
(79 posts)I was born and raised in Ohio. Ohioans won't relate to somebody who calls himself a socialist.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)SamKnause
(13,088 posts)It is a very rural area.
Everyone I know, and I admit it is not a large amount, support Bernie 100%.
People in Ohio have opened campaign offices for Bernie on their own.
Manufacturing has been decimated and people are waking up.
P.S. I am 62. I was born in Cincinnati, have lived in Ohio 52 out of 62 years.
I lived in Jacksonville, Florida for 10 years, 1980-1990.
Judi Lynn
(160,450 posts)SamKnause
(13,088 posts)You are welcome.
elleng
(130,732 posts)Thanks.