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Even after “Recovery Summer,” 49 out of 50 States Have Lost Jobs since Democrats’ February 2009 Stimulus

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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