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

July 20, 2010

While the Obama Administration continues their so-called “Recovery Summer” tour claiming the Democrats’ stimulus bill “saved or created” three millions jobs, the facts show 47 out of 50 States have lost jobs since stimulus passed. The table below compares the number of jobs the Administration currently claims its stimulus has somehow created in each State (center column) with the actual change in jobs since stimulus became law (right hand column), as documented by the Department of Labor. It shows that only Alaska, Kentucky and North Dakota, along with the District of Columbia, have shown any real job growth since stimulus passed – and even in those States the official job creation has fallen far short of Administration claims.

“Americans are asking where are the jobs, but all Washington Democrats are showing them is more unemployment, debt and higher deficits,” said Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI).

State	Administration Claims of Change in Jobs Through June 2010	Actual Change in Jobs Through June 2010
Alabama	+42,000	-45,500
Alaska	+7,000	+2,200
Arizona	+64,000	-80,300
Arkansas	+26,000	-12,600
California	+357,000	-520,200
Colorado	+50,000	-84,600
Connecticut	+38,000	-34,000
Delaware	+9,000	-5,500
District of Columbia	+16,000	+7,800
Florida	+167,000	-152,200
Georgia	+91,000	-124,600
Hawaii	+13,000	-12,700
Idaho	+15,000	-14,600
Illinois	+140,000	-155,000
Indiana	+68,000	-29,800
Iowa	+34,000	-23,700
Kansas	+28,000	-34,200
Kentucky	+41,000	+2,400
Louisiana	+39,000	-17,300
Maine	+14,000	-11,400
Maryland	+53,000	-14,300
Massachusetts	+79,000	-36,700
Michigan	+102,000	-91,400
Minnesota	+60,000	-47,900
Mississippi	+26,000	-25,400
Missouri	+59,000	-48,300
Montana	+10,000	-3,100
Nebraska	+17,000	-10,300
Nevada	+29,000	-64,300
New Hampshire	+13,000	-100
New Jersey	+94,000	-68,300
New Mexico	+19,000	-30,900
New York	+206,000	-115,400
North Carolina	+90,000	-49,700
North Dakota	+8,000	+5,100
Ohio	+117,000	-131,500
Oklahoma	+35,000	-33,500
Oregon	+41,000	-49,000
Pennsylvania	+130,000	-71,600
Rhode Island	+11,000	-15,200
South Carolina	+41,000	-15,100
South Dakota	+8,000	-4,100
Tennessee	+60,000	-69,400
Texas	+225,000	-57,700
Utah	+27,000	-11,000
Vermont	+7,000	-7,300
Virginia	+73,000	-39,500
Washington	+67,000	-68,600
West Virginia	+16,000	-10,200
Wisconsin	+63,000	-82,000
Wyoming	+6,000	-9,900

Sources: July 14, 2010 White House

Council of Economic Advisors report and Ways and Means Republican Staff calculations based on Department of Labor data.

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