Think tank: Maine lost 10,000 jobs to China
A study released Thursday by the Economic Policy Institute reports that between 2001 and 2011, Maine lost 10,000 jobs, or 1.52% of the state's total employment of 656,400, due to U.S. trade with China since that country joined the World Trade Organization a decade ago.
The analysis was based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. International Trade Commission and the Bureau o ...