While Biden Delivers Record High Gas Prices And The Worst Inflation In 40 Years, Republican-Led States Are Delivering More Jobs And Lower Unemployment
REPUBLICAN-LED STATES ARE BRINGING BACK JOBS FASTER
- Newly released data from the Labor Department confirms that Republican governors and legislatures are leading the way in getting America back to work.
- Through May, nine of the top 10 states for jobs recovered since the coronavirus pandemic began are led by Republican governors, and all 10 states have Republican-controlled legislatures.
- The top four states for jobs recovered are all Republican-led.
- 12 of the 14 states that have more jobs than when the pandemic hit are Republican-led: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Montana, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and
- Republican-led states on average have recovered over 100 percent of their lost jobs compared to just over 88 percent for Democrat-run states.
(Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 6/17/22)
RED STATES HAVE LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
- Out of the top 26 states with the lowest unemployment rates, 21 are led by Republican governors and 21 have Republican-controlled legislatures.
- Eight of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates are led by Republicans.
- The average unemployment rate for the nation’s 28 states with Republican governors is just 3.0 percent.
- Democrat-led states have an average unemployment rate nearly a percentage point higher – 3.8 percent.
- 70 percent of the states with unemployment rates lower than when the pandemic began are led by Republican governors, and 83 percent have Republican-controlled legislatures.
- Out of the 15 states that have hit new record low unemployment rates, 11 of which have Republican governors and 13 have Republican-controlled legislatures.
(Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 6/17/22)
BIDENFLATION IS DEVASTATING AMERICANS’ POCKETBOOKS
- May’s Consumer Price Index surged by 8.6 percent compared to last year – a new 40-year high – while real average hourly wages fell 3 percent due to inflation.
- According to an estimate from Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, inflation is now costing the average American family an extra $635 per month.
- The Joint Economic Committee: “Even if prices stop increasing altogether, the inflation that has already occurred will cost the average American household $7,620 over the next 12 months.”
- Under Biden, all states have hit new record high gas prices, and in 19 states Americans are paying average prices above $5 per gallon.
- Americans know that record gas prices are Biden’s fault as 65 percent of Americans believe Biden could do more to lower gas prices.
- Everett Jones, a Virginia resident: “The gas prices are so high that I have to cancel doctor's appointments.”
- Patrick Echausse, a New York resident: gas prices are “out of control. And I think [Biden] is largely responsible for the problems we’re dealing with, and they’ll know in November.”
- Tom Payne, an Alabama driver: “It feels like I’m being robbed.”
- Families are now changing their habits, including shopping at dollar stores for every day needs as inflation continues to skyrocket.
- Americans have also increasingly turned to food banks to feed their families, but inflation has made it harder for food banks to meet the demand as “food donations are way down.”
- Stephanie Gaush, Chief Development Officer of a Colorado food bank: “It is absolutely a double-edged sword. We are seeing our costs go up. At the same time, we are seeing the amount of people in need go up.”
- Lynn Hy, Chief Development Officer of a New York food bank: “Unfortunately, it's a lot of senior citizens we're seeing. They were making ends meet before, and right now, just with the increased cost of everything, they're not able to do so.”
- Karen Leies, Vice President of Resource Development of a New Jersey food bank: “The rising inflation prices on the cost of food that we purchase, and ongoing supply chain issues, it all affects our ability to get food into the hands of those in need.”
