Red States Lead The Way On Jobs

New Labor Department Data Shows Republican-led States Are Creating More Jobs And Have Lower Unemployment Rates Than Blue States

REPUBLICAN-LED STATES ARE BRINGING BACK JOBS FASTER THAN BLUE STATES

• Newly released data from the Labor Department confirms that Republican Governors are leading the way in getting Americans back to work.
  • Jobs are rising and unemployment is falling in red states at a faster pace than blue states.
• 17 of the top 20 states for jobs recovered from the coronavirus pandemic are led by Republican Governors.
  • The top 12 states are all led by Republican Governors.
  • Two Republican-led states – Idaho and Utah – now have more jobs than when the pandemic hit.
• 25 Republican-led states have recovered at least half of their jobs lost, and 17 Republican-led states have recovered at least two-thirds of their lost jobs.
  • Only five Democrat-run states have recovered at least two-thirds of their jobs lost.

(Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 5/21/21)

RED STATES HAVE LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

• Out of the top 15 states with the lowest unemployment rates, 12 are led by Republican Governors.
  • The six states with the lowest unemployment rates are all led by Republican Governors.
  • The 10 states with the highest unemployment rates are all led by Democrat Governors: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Pennsylvania.
• The average unemployment rate for the nation’s 27 red states is just 4.6 percent.
  • Democrat-led states have an average unemployment rate nearly two percentage points higher – 6.3 percent.
• The unemployment rates in Montana, Nebraska, and South Dakota – all Republican-led – are lower than when the pandemic began.

(Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 5/21/21)

REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ARE REOPENING THEIR ECONOMIES AND HELPING THEIR CITIZENS GET BACK TO WORK

• While red states are leading the way in getting workers back on the job, Biden and Democrats support paying Americans not to work,
  • Businesses say the “enhanced” unemployment benefits in Biden’s $1.9 stimulus are making it hard to hire workers.
  • With $300-per-week in supplemental unemployment benefits, an estimated 37 percent of workers make more money on unemployment than at work.
• At least 22 states – all with Republican governors – have announced they will stop paying Americans extra money not to work.
• Red states are also rewarding those who go back to work, offering their unemployed citizens bonuses to get back on the job.
  • Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and Montana Governor Greg Gianforte are both offering $1,200 bonuses to encourage workers to head back to work, and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is giving out $2,000 bonuses to address the workforce shortage.
• Business owners across America can’t find staff to work, with some directly blaming Biden’s policies.
  • Florida restaurant owner: “We’re not even getting anybody applying” because of Biden’s policies.
  • Maine small business owner: “We’re putting ads on paper, on Facebook, and online… it’s you know the government funding.”
  • Michigan restaurant owner: Biden’s policies are encouraging people to “stay home and not work.”
  • Michigan bakery owner: “It’s very difficult at this time to find” workers.
  • New Jersey hotel owner: “It’s never been this hard to hire.”
  • Atlantic City casino owner: “We’re seeing people just choosing not to come back to work because they’re making more money staying at home” and “unfortunately it’s going to impact the guest experience.”
  • New York restaurant owner: “We have no staff to open for lunch at all… we’re supposed to go hire people to retain them but at the same time you’re paying unemployment.”