New Data Shows Republican-Led States Have Lowest Unemployment Rates, More Jobs Recovered
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REPUBLICAN-LED STATES ARE BRINGING BACK JOBS
- Newly released data for July from the Labor Department confirms that Republican Governors are leading the way in 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 four states for jobs recovered are all led by Republicans.
- 25 out of the 27 Republican-led states gained jobs in the last month.
- Two Republican-led states – Idaho and Utah – have more jobs than when the pandemic hit.
- 23 Republican-led states have recovered at least two-thirds of their lost jobs.
- Only 13 Democrat-run states have recovered at least two-thirds of their jobs lost.
- Three Democrat-run states – Louisiana, New Mexico, and Hawaii – have failed to recover even half the jobs lost due to the coronavirus pandemic.
(Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 8/20/21)
RED STATES HAVE LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
- Out of the top 20 states with the lowest unemployment rates, 16 are led by Republican governors.
- The 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates are all led by Republicans.
- 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 states with Republican Governors is just 4.3 percent.
- Democrat-led states have an average unemployment rate 1.6 percentage points higher – 5.9 percent.
- The unemployment rates in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Montana – all Republican-led – are lower than or at the same level they were when the pandemic began.
(Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 8/20/21)
REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ARE REOPENING THEIR ECONOMIES AND HELPING THEIR CITIZENS GET BACK TO WORK
- Red states are leading the way in getting Americans back on the job, while blue states continue to pay Americans not to work.
- At least 25 Republican-led states have announced they will stop paying Americans extra money not to work, 24 of which have already taken this action to get Americans back to work.
- The extra benefits are discouraging people from looking for work, with unfilled job openings at a record high.
- A Morning Consult poll found that “1.8 million out-of-work Americans have turned down jobs” because these payments are too high.
- According to a July survey of small businesses, 63 percent are hiring yet 89 percent of those small businesses said there were few or no “qualified job applicants.”
- According to another July survey, about 53 percent of small and medium-sized businesses missed out on revenue opportunities due to staffing issues.
- Of that group, 56 precent said staffing issues were responsible for at least an 11 percent drop in revenue over the past six months.
- American workers, families, and small businesses are paying more for “just about everything,” yet Biden and Democrats want to slam Americans with even more reckless taxes and spending.
- Rapidly rising prices for everyday goods have completely swampedany wage growth, with paychecks actually shrinking last month when inflation is factored in.
