President Obama's Jobs Record, State by State
As Democrats continue to block efforts to put our fiscal house in order and the President insists on more job-killing tax increases, the American people continue to suffer under the highest sustained unemployment since the Great Depression. State unemployment statistics released last week show that since President Obama took office the unemployment rate has increased in 42 states across the country. Not surprisingly, over the same time span the nation’s debt increased by $3.7 trillion or 35 percent in less than three years. One thing is clear—the President’s 30-month agenda of taxing, borrowing, and spending has failed.
President Obama’s 30-Month Jobs Record | ||||
State | Unemployment January 2009 | Unemployment June 2011 | Change | Percentage Change |
Alabama | 7.8% | 9.9% | 2.1% | 27% |
Alaska | 7.0% | 7.5% | 0.5% | 7% |
Arizona | 8.2% | 9.3% | 1.1% | 13% |
Arkansas | 6.6% | 8.1% | 1.5% | 23% |
California | 9.7% | 11.8% | 2.1% | 22% |
Colorado | 6.8% | 8.5% | 1.7% | 25% |
Connecticut | 8.4% | 9.1% | 0.7% | 8% |
Delaware | 7.0% | 8.0% | 1.0% | 14% |
District of Columbia | 8.3% | 10.4% | 2.1% | 25% |
Florida | 8.5% | 10.6% | 2.1% | 25% |
Georgia | 8.5% | 9.9% | 1.4% | 16% |
Hawaii | 6.4% | 6.0% | -0.4% | -6% |
Idaho | 6.4% | 9.4% | 3.0% | 47% |
Illinois | 8.1% | 9.2% | 1.1% | 14% |
Indiana | 9.0% | 8.3% | -0.7% | -8% |
Iowa | 5.1% | 6.0% | 0.9% | 18% |
Kansas | 5.8% | 6.6% | 0.8% | 14% |
Kentucky | 5.6% | 9.6% | 4.0% | 71% |
Louisiana | 5.6% | 7.8% | 2.2% | 39% |
Maine | 8.4% | 7.8% | -0.6% | -7% |
Maryland | 6.2% | 7.0% | 0.8% | 13% |
Massachusetts | 7.1% | 7.6% | 0.5% | 7% |
Michigan | 11.3% | 10.5% | -0.8% | -7% |
Minnesota | 7.3% | 6.7% | -0.6% | -8% |
Mississippi | 8.2% | 10.3% | 2.1% | 26% |
Missouri | 8.0% | 8.8% | 0.8% | 10% |
Montana | 5.6% | 7.5% | 1.9% | 34% |
Nebraska | 4.1% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 0% |
Nevada | 9.9% | 12.4% | 2.5% | 25% |
New Hampshire | 5.2% | 4.9% | -0.3% | -6% |
New Jersey | 7.5% | 9.5% | 2.0% | 27% |
New Mexico | 5.8% | 6.8% | 1.0% | 17% |
New York | 7.1% | 8.0% | 0.9% | 13% |
North Carolina | 9.2% | 9.9% | 0.7% | 8% |
North Dakota | 3.9% | 3.2% | -0.7% | -18% |
Ohio | 8.6% | 8.8% | 0.2% | 2% |
Oklahoma | 5.1% | 5.3% | 0.2% | 4% |
Oregon | 9.9% | 9.4% | -0.5% | -5% |
Pennsylvania | 6.8% | 7.6% | 0.8% | 12% |
Rhode Island | 9.6% | 10.8% | 1.2% | 13% |
South Carolina | 9.9% | 10.5% | 0.6% | 6% |
South Dakota | 4.3% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 12% |
Tennessee | 9.0% | 9.8% | 0.8% | 9% |
Texas | 6.4% | 8.2% | 1.8% | 28% |
Utah | 5.8% | 7.4% | 1.6% | 28% |
Vermont | 6.2% | 5.5% | -0.7% | -11% |
Virginia | 5.7% | 6.0% | 0.3% | 5% |
Washington | 7.7% | 9.2% | 1.5% | 19% |
West Virginia | 5.7% | 8.5% | 2.8% | 49% |
Wisconsin | 7.2% | 7.6% | 0.4% | 6% |
Wyoming | 4.4% | 5.9% | 1.5% | 34% |
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The House Republican Conference Policy Office
