Rep. Ryan 'outraged' by jobs loss report

YOUNGSTOWN — U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan said he is “outraged” by a report, released today, that states 3.2 million American jobs, mostly manufacturing, were eliminated or displaced between December 2001 and December 2013 because of the trade deficit with China.

The report states 106,400 of those jobs were in lost in Ohio, said Ryan of Howland, D-13th.

“This issue is not new, but it is continuing to choke the American economy and we must act now,” he said. “Manufacturing is the backbone of our economy, creating an estimated 17.2 million quality jobs nationwide [and] is vital that we do everything in our power to protect and grow this important American sector.”

The report came from the Alliance for American Manufacturing, the United Steelworkers union and the Economic Policy Institute.