The loss of North Carolina jobs tied to the American trade imbalance with China may have peaked about a decade ago. However, the ripple effect continues to be felt in the state, particularly in the high-tech sector, according to a national study released last week. The Economic Policy Institute, a left-learning nonprofit research group, reported […]
A recent Economic Policy Institute (EPI) report found that the nation lost 3.4 million jobs, mostly in manufacturing, between 2001 and 2015, as a result of a growing trade deficit with China that’s more than quadrupled since the country entered the World Trade Organization in 2001.