Mexico Trade War Puts 1 in 33 California Jobs at Risk

San Jose Mercury News ^ | 2/13

[nickcarraway]

It’s far more than just the supply of avocados that’s at risk in any U.S.-Mexico trade war, with these international deals linked to 3.25 percent of California employment, according to one study.

WalletHub used government data to evaluate the relative levels of economic ties each state had to the $600 billion-a-year trade business with Mexico. President Donald Trump has harshly criticized Mexico’s government and its trade relations with the U.S., putting the economic ties between the two nations in jeopardy. To be kind, the ideas were poorly received south of the border.

The international political banter overshadows big business that goes both ways over the border. For example, WalletHub estimated that roughly 1 in 33 California jobs (or approximately 550,000 positions) are tied to trade with Mexico, but that’s relatively small: It ranks as the 37th largest share out of 50 states.

Jobs-wise, the District of Columbia has the most to lose if trade sours, as 6.9 percent of its employment is tied to Mexico. Next at risk is Hawaii (4.2 percent) and New York (3.6 percent).

Overall, WalletHub calculates that California ranks 11th among all states in terms of relative risk to its economy from a full-blown trade war. Analysts based the risk on five factors: jobs plus the proportional value of exports and imports.

It’s not just food supplies at stake, though potential avocado scarcity is a tangible outcome of a trade battle. U.S.-Mexico trade also moves large amounts of energy, electronics, appliances and vehicles.

[DoughtyOne]

Great. The illegals make up more than 1 in 33, so excellent.

That’s a net win for us.

[Da Coyote]

Plus half their voters.

[Tzimisce]

So raise taxes.

That’ll fix it. :)

[faithhopecharity]

there;s so much unemployment in California after the last 6 or7 years of Obama’s Great Depression PLUS California’s OWN anti-business political, tax, and regulatory campaigns against businesses and jobs (hightest cost of living, highest taxes, highest utility and telecommunications costs, highest gasoline taxes, highest housing costs, highest business taxes, most restrictive regualations, most administrative paperwork burdens, you name it...anything that hurts jobs in California you can bet the CA politicans have already inflicted on the state)

that a few more vacancies won’t even be of much notice
so sorry to have to observe

[faithhopecharity]

if Mr Trump can just get rid of the illegal Communist Chinese and others that SillyCon Valley large electronics corporations have filled their factories with....

that alone will free up hundreds of thousands of American jobs for Americans who are currently unemployed (and cant even get job interviews at with many of the big SillyCon Valley firms)

[faithhopecharity]

SJ Murky News is about as far communistic leftist a paper as is possible to find anywhere in USA, including the CPUSA People’s World)

just saying...don’t take the MurkyNews’ “news reports” as honest... they are almost universally slanted in favor of the most leftist socialistic anti-American possible attitudes you can or cannot possibly imagine

just saying

[central_va]

We have a HUGE trade deficit with Mexico yet somehow we are not in a trade war now. Everything is just hunky dory. /sarc

[2ndDivisionVet]

I thought California was going to secede?

[heterosupremacist]

#7 don’t take the MurkyNews’ “news reports” as honest... they are almost universally slanted in favor of the most leftist socialistic anti-American possible attitudes you can or cannot possibly imagine just saying..." I am ALWAYS skeptical when I see percentages tossed around like that - it activated my 'Fake News' sensors...

[Clutch Martin]

Deport an additional 1 in 33 illegals & call it a wash.