Trade war with China? So Cal jobs could be collateral damage
President Donald Trump’s tit-for-tat trade struggle with China may seem distant, but its impact will likely be felt in Southern California.
Chinese tariffs already imposed on 128 U.S. exports, along with threatened duties on another 106 products, will affect 2.1 million American workers in 40 industries, according to a study by the Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit research group.
Some 41,000 people in Los Angeles County work in the vulnerable industries, along with 10,70
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