Even after “Recovery Summer,” 49 out of 50 States Have Lost Jobs since Democrats’ February 2009 Stimulus
Washington,
September 21, 2010
State
|
Administration Projection of Change in Jobs Through December 2010
|
Actual Change in Jobs Through August 2010
|
Alabama
|
+52,000
|
-47,300
|
Alaska
|
+8,000
|
-3,900
|
Arizona
|
+70,000
|
-90,500
|
Arkansas
|
+31,000
|
-17,300
|
California
|
+396,000
|
-573,000
|
Colorado
|
+59,000
|
-95,200
|
Connecticut
|
+41,000
|
-39,500
|
Delaware
|
+11,000
|
-6,000
|
District of Columbia
|
+12,000
|
+1,800
|
Florida
|
+206,000
|
-156,800
|
Georgia
|
+106,000
|
-132,900
|
Hawaii
|
+15,000
|
-14,100
|
Idaho
|
+17,000
|
-18,500
|
Illinois
|
+148,000
|
-177,000
|
Indiana
|
+75,000
|
-34,100
|
Iowa
|
+37,000
|
-27,100
|
Kansas
|
+33,000
|
-31,200
|
Kentucky
|
+48,000
|
-17,700
|
Louisiana
|
+50,000
|
-20,000
|
Maine
|
+15,000
|
-13,000
|
Maryland
|
+66,000
|
-21,300
|
Massachusetts
|
+79,000
|
-17,100
|
Michigan
|
+109,000
|
-115,800
|
Minnesota
|
+66,000
|
-34,800
|
Mississippi
|
+30,000
|
-30,800
|
Missouri
|
+69,000
|
-52,800
|
Montana
|
+11,000
|
-7,500
|
Nebraska
|
+23,000
|
-8,200
|
Nevada
|
+34,000
|
-69,700
|
New Hampshire
|
+16,000
|
-3,300
|
New Jersey
|
+100,000
|
-89,500
|
New Mexico
|
+22,000
|
-25,900
|
New York
|
+215,000
|
-125,200
|
North Carolina
|
+105,000
|
-71,100
|
North Dakota
|
+8,000
|
+5,500
|
Ohio
|
+133,000
|
-149,200
|
Oklahoma
|
+40,000
|
-22,900
|
Oregon
|
+44,000
|
-47,200
|
Pennsylvania
|
+143,000
|
-97,600
|
Rhode Island
|
+12,000
|
-14,600
|
South Carolina
|
+50,000
|
-22,500
|
South Dakota
|
+10,000
|
-1,300
|
Tennessee
|
+70,000
|
-66,900
|
Texas
|
+269,000
|
-99,100
|
Utah
|
+32,000
|
-11,300
|
Vermont
|
+8,000
|
-7,400
|
Virginia
|
+93,000
|
-40,600
|
Washington
|
+75,000
|
-80,300
|
West Virginia
|
+20,000
|
-10,900
|
Wisconsin
|
+70,000
|
-77,700
|
Wyoming
|
+8,000
|
-9,900
|
Source: Administration February 13, 2009 projection and actual U.S. Department of Labor data.
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