Republican-Led States Continue To See More Jobs And Lower Unemployment

REPUBLICAN-LED STATES ARE BRINGING BACK JOBS

• Newly released data for August from the Labor Department confirms that Republican Governors and legislatures are leading getting Americans back to work.
  • Jobs are rising and unemployment is lower in states with Republican Governors and legislatures.
  • 16 of the top 20 states for jobs recovered since the coronavirus pandemic hit are led by Republican governors, and 16 of the top 20 states have Republican-controlled legislatures.
  • The top 10 states for jobs recovered are all led by Republicans.
  • 2 Republican-led states – Idaho and Utah – have more jobs than when the pandemic hit.
• 22 Republican-led states have recovered at least two-thirds of their lost jobs.
  • Only 14 Democrat-run states have recovered at least two-thirds of their lost jobs.
  • 2 Democrat-run states – Louisiana and Hawaii – have failed to recover even half the jobs lost due to the coronavirus pandemic.
• 17 Republican-led states have recovered at least three-fourths of their lost jobs.
  • Only 5 Democrat-run states have recovered at least three-fourths of their lost jobs.

​(Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 9/17/21)

RED STATES HAVE LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

• Out of the top 20 states with the lowest unemployment rates, 16 are led by Republican governors.
  • The 11 states with the lowest unemployment rates are all led by Republicans.
  • The 9 states with the highest unemployment rates are all led by Democrat Governors: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Pennsylvania.
• The average unemployment rate for the nation’s 27 states with Republican Governors is just 4.2 percent.
  • Democrat-led states have an average unemployment rate 1.5 percentage points higher – 5.7 percent.
• The unemployment rates in Nebraska, South Dakota, Georgia, and Montana – all Republican-led – are lower than or at the same level they were when the pandemic began.

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(Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 9/17/21)

WORKERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES STRUGGLE IN BIDEN’S ECONOMY

• Rapidly rising prices for everyday goods have completely swampedany wage growth for workers, with real average hourly earnings decreasing 0.9 percent over the last year. 
  • Troy Sutton, custodian at the University of Pennsylvania: “I’m making more money. I should be able to see it … But I don’t see it because I’m paying more money for stuff now.”
  • Kyle Dishman, employee at a Vans outlet in Ohio: “Prices are going sky-high, and my income is going in the opposite direction.”
• As prices continue to rise, low-income Americans have turned to dollar stores for everyday needs rather than local grocery stores.
• Along with rising prices, small businesses report being short-staffed, with 50 percent of business owners unable to fill job openings – a 48-year record high.
  • In Columbia, Missouri, Hoss’s Market owner Trish Koetting said, “we just can’t find people … I’ve never seen anything like it.”
  • In Tustin, California, Renz Bar bartender Bridget Thornton said, “we went from always having food, people moving and shaking, to now just praying and hoping we have a cook.”
  • In Mankato, Minnesota, Pagliali’s Pizza general manager Liza Wilde expressed “stress of not knowing if we’re going to have enough staff for the day.”
  • In Green Bay, Wisconsin, Republic Chophouse owner Patrick Neph said, “getting labor is astronomically tougher than it was … And it’s across the board on every position.”
  • In Dallastown, Pennsylvania, Bakers Pizza by Steve is closing its doors permanently “first and foremost” due to “our inability to secure employees.”
• Now, Biden and Democrats want to slam Americans with trillions more in reckless taxes and spending, a recipe for even more inflation and higher prices.
• Biden also wants to force employers to require COVID vaccines – a mandate that many small businesses and workers do not have the money or legal resources to fight.