From 2001, when China joined the World Trade Organization, to 2018, the Golden State lost 654,100 jobs to the Asian nation. More than half of its lost jobs were in the garment industry. AdvertisementSan Diego’s 52rd District also ranked in the group, with 80% of lost jobs in computer and electronics manufacturing. “We’ve never had it so good.”The fact that California lost more manufacturing jobs to China than other states results from the fact that 25 years ago “California was by far and away the dominant manufacturing state in the United States,” Thornberg said. Today, L.A. County has 325,000 manufacturing jobs.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 30, 2020 15:22 UTC