48 Out of 50 States Have Lost Jobs since Democrats’ Stimulus Law

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Washington, November 23, 2010 | comments

While Democrats promised stimulus would create 3.7 million jobs, the reality is far different. To date, 48 out of 50 states have lost jobs, while the unemployment rate has remained at or above 9.5% for 15 consecutive months. As the nation nears the end of 2010 -- when final statistics will be available to compare actual outcomes with the Administration's pre-stimulus projections -- Washington, D.C. remains the only place in America where those job-creation projections actually have been met. Meanwhile, the rest of the nation is left asking “Where are the jobs?”

State	Administration Projection of Change in Jobs Through December 2010	Actual Change in Jobs Through October 2010
Alabama	+52,000	-43,500
Alaska	+8,000	-1,200
Arizona	+70,000	-73,800
Arkansas	+31,000	-5,100
California	+396,000	-543,400
Colorado	+59,000	-83,200
Connecticut	+41,000	-39,200
Delaware	+11,000	-10,300
District of Columbia	+12,000	+21,100
Florida	+206,000	-169,200
Georgia	+106,000	-126,200
Hawaii	+15,000	-8,900
Idaho	+17,000	-16,100
Illinois	+148,000	-160,900
Indiana	+75,000	-40,200
Iowa	+37,000	-20,200
Kansas	+33,000	-32,800
Kentucky	+48,000	-7,700
Louisiana	+50,000	-15,600
Maine	+15,000	-9,900
Maryland	+66,000	-13,900
Massachusetts	+79,000	-33,500
Michigan	+109,000	-105,900
Minnesota	+66,000	-24,700
Mississippi	+30,000	-23,900
Missouri	+69,000	-66,500
Montana	+11,000	-8,600
Nebraska	+23,000	-11,400
Nevada	+34,000	-79,000
New Hampshire	+16,000	+5,200
New Jersey	+100,000	-104,600
New Mexico	+22,000	-13,300
New York	+215,000	-127,700
North Carolina	+105,000	-81,900
North Dakota	+8,000	+6,600
Ohio	+133,000	-157,500
Oklahoma	+40,000	-24,400
Oregon	+44,000	-41,300
Pennsylvania	+143,000	-71,900
Rhode Island	+12,000	-15,600
South Carolina	+50,000	-22,900
South Dakota	+10,000	-2,500
Tennessee	+70,000	-53,700
Texas	+269,000	-54,100
Utah	+32,000	-15,000
Vermont	+8,000	-5,200
Virginia	+93,000	-44,500
Washington	+75,000	-70,900
West Virginia	+20,000	-10,600
Wisconsin	+70,000	-69,100
Wyoming	+8,000	-7,800

Source: Administration February 13, 2009 projection and actual U.S. Department of Labor data.

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