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The Unemployment Rates Among The States

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Helaman




The Following was Posted From The Other Mormon Discussion Board:

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Oh, and where have those mass layoffs of schoolteachers been taking place? Largely in states controlled by the G.O.P.: 70 percent of public job losses have been either in Texas or in states where Republicans recently took control.

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Link: http://www.mormondiscussions.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=23611


The Following is From The Washington Post:

Red states versus blue states: Who’s laying off more government workers?

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When President Obama touts his record on creating jobs, he usually focuses on private-sector job growth. That’s no accident, because government jobs have been in a steep decline, especially at the state and local level, as many governors have slashed jobs (especially for teachers) to meet requirements that they keep their budgets balanced.

The decline in government jobs, which started in earnest when Obama’s federal stimulus funds ran low, has been a major factor in the anemic job creation during Obama’s tenure. But how much is a president to blame for that?

As readers of this column know, we frown on the journalistic and political artifice of pretending that a president, as soon as he takes the oath of office, is responsible for every facet of the economy. The relationship between a president and state and local government jobs is even more tenuous, because those jobs are dependent on the decisions of other elected officials — governors and state legislators. The overall state of the national economy certainly plays a role in those decisions, but those other officials may have different agendas than the president.

Indeed, some have argued that Republican takeovers at the state level in 2010 elections have led to severe cutbacks in public workforces.

When a reader asked us whether “Red” (Republican) states accounted for more job losses than “Blue” (Democratic) states during Obama’s presidency, we decided to investigate. We used Bureau of Labor Statistics data and the help of the incomparable Lori Williams at Tableau Software. We make no judgment about whether reductions in state and local government jobs are justified--some readers might believe state budgets are bloated--but simply want to explore what has happened in the past three years.


The Facts

The question is actually a difficult one to answer. There are few pure Red or Blue states. There are states led by Democratic governors, with Republican legislatures, or visa versa. There are state legislatures split between Democrats and Republicans. Moreover, there are data on state government jobs and on local (city and county) government jobs, which of course are heavily influenced by state budget funds.

While some states, such as North Dakota with its newfound oil riches, have added government jobs, the data demonstrate the grim budget picture that most states have faced. An analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has found that as stimulus funds dried up, many states responded with spending cuts, not revenue increases, to close the gap.

The visual below starts with the first month of Obama’s presidency — January 2009. To keep things simple, we labeled a state as Democrat or Republican based on current affiliation, though obviously there have been some party shifts, because most of the losses have occurred more recently.

We show the results in percentages because raw numbers are often misleading (using raw numbers, Democratic-led California by itself accounts for a large chunk of the overall job losses.)

The visual below reveals that:

1. Democratic governors and legislatures had a much better record on state government jobs, cutting them by a smaller percentage than their Republican counterparts.

2. Republican governors and legislatures, by contrast, did much better on local government jobs.

3. Legislatures that are split between the parties had the best performance of all.

4. There is virtually no difference between Republicans and Democrats when the state and local jobs are combined.

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Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/red-states-versus-blue-states-whos-laying-off-more-government-workers/2012/05/07/gIQAppaq8T_blog.html


The Following is From Inverstors.com:

Economy: Blue States Worse Than Red Under Obama

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Barack Obama entered the national spotlight with a rousing 2004 Democratic convention speech that talked about how it was wrong "to slice and dice our country into red states and blue states." Last week he reiterated the point in a tweet to his Twitter followers, saying that "there are no red states or blue states, just the United States."

But when it comes to the economic recovery, there has been a clear difference. It turns out that blue states have done worse economically than have red states under President Obama, according to an IBD analysis of various government economic data.

IBD compared average job growth, unemployment, changes in housing prices, per capita income and GDP growth, and gas prices for the 22 states that voted for John McCain in 2008 and the 28 states that voted for Obama .

On every indicator but one, blue states have done worse, on average, than red states.

In addition, IBD looked at the economic performance of 11 states that Real Clear Politics lists as tossups for the 2012 presidential election. Many of these purple battleground states have fared far worse than the country as a whole during the past three years.

Among the findings:

Job growth: The average increase for blue states was just 1.2% from June 2009 — the official start of the economic recovery — to March 2012. For red states, it was 1.9%. The national average was 1.8%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Unemployment: The jobless rate in March was 8.5% in blue states and 7.4% in red states, BLS data show.

Income: Blue states also did a bit worse when it came to per cap ita personal pay, rising 4.27% in 2011 compared with 4.35% in red states, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis data

GDP: The one measure where blue states outperformed was in gross domestic product growth, clocking an average 2.5% increase from 2009 to 2010 vs. red states' 2.2%. State GDP figures for 2011 won't come out until June.

Home prices: People living in liberal areas suffered the most when it came to housing prices. Over the past year, the housing price index fell 3.5% in blue states. The index edged up by 0.03% in conservative states. Nationwide, it was down 2.4%, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's House Price Index. Over the past five years, housing prices in red states fell 7.5%, but by 18.5% in blue states.

Gas prices: Blue states also suffer when it comes to gasoline. All but one of the 10 most expensive gas states voted for Obama in 2008. In contrast, all but one of the 10 cheapest gas states voted for McCain, according to gasoline price data from the AAA's fuel gauge report. On average, blue state prices were 5% higher than those in red states.

What explains these different economic outcomes?

One possibility is that red states tend to be more business-friendly. George Mason University's Mercatus Center recently. "But in swing states, it's a different story. Republicans may be able to make some hay out of economic distress in swing states that Obama carried in 2008, such as Florida and Nevada."

Sabato did note that Virginia is doing well "and the Obama White House and campaign should be able to use the good news to their benefit in November."

There's also the question of how the faster growth in red states, if it continues, could affect the election. One possibility is that their economic speed could boost the nation's overall mood and wind up helping Obama's re-election chances.



Link: http://news.investors.com/article/610481/201205080802/blue-states-jobs-suffer-under-obama.htm?p=full


I do Not know of any “G.O.P. States” where the unemployment rate increased during this past year. For Example, Michigan where the Republicans recently took control of saw the biggest decrease in their unemployment rate among all of the rest of the States during this past year.

Michigan: http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/michigan/

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Republican candidate Rick Snyder beat Democratic Party candidates Virg Bernero 58% to 40% to become Governor. Brian Calley was Snyder's running mate and was elected Lieutenant Governor.

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State House of Representatives

Prior to the November 2010 election, the Democratic Party held 65 seats in the House and the Republican Party held 42 seats. The Democratic Party lost 18 total seats, and now has 47, while the Republican Party's victory brought them up to 63 seats in the House, swaying the Michigan House of Representatives' majority from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.


Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_elections,_2010


The Following is From The Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Unemployment Rates for States

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36. MICHIGAN - 8.5
36. NEW YORK - 8.5
38. ARIZONA - 8.6
38. KENTUCKY - 8.6
38. OREGON - 8.6
41. ILLINOIS - 8.8
42. SOUTH CAROLINA - 8.9
43. FLORIDA - 9.0
43. GEORGIA - 9.0
43. MISSISSIPPI - 9.0
43. NEW JERSEY - 9.0
47. NORTH CAROLINA - 9.7
48. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - 9.8
49. CALIFORNIA - 11.0
50. RHODE ISLAND - 11.1
51. NEVADA - 12.0



Link: http://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm













Helaman



The Following is From The Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Unemployment Rates for States

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37. KENTUCKY - 8.3
37. MICHIGAN - 8.3
39. NEW YORK - 8.5
39. OREGON - 8.5
41. FLORIDA - 8.7
41. ILLINOIS - 8.7
41. MISSISSIPPI - 8.7
44. SOUTH CAROLINA - 8.8
45. GEORGIA - 8.9
46. NEW JERSEY - 9.1
47. NORTH CAROLINA - 9.4
48. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - 9.5
49. CALIFORNIA - 10.9
50. RHODE ISLAND - 11.2
51. NEVADA - 11.7



Link: http://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm

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