State-By-State Employment Data on Impact of American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan

[FrenchieCat]

State-By-State Employment Data on Impact of American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan

White House Releases State-By-State Employment Data on Impact of American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a briefing with National Economic Council Director Larry Summers, the White House today released state-by-state data detailing the jobs impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. Summers discussed President Barack Obama’s plan to create jobs, stimulate the economy, and foster long-term economic growth.

Employment Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan

State Estimated Effect
Alabama 55,000
Alaska 9,000
Arizona 74,000
Arkansas 33,000
California 421,000
Colorado 63,000
Connecticut 44,000
Delaware 11,000
District of Columbia 13,000
Florida 218,000
Georgia 113,000
Hawaii 17,000
Idaho 18,000
Illinois 158,000
Indiana 79,000
Iowa 39,000
Kansas 35,000
Kentucky 51,000
Louisiana 53,000
Maine 16,000
Maryland 70,000
Massachusetts 83,000
Michigan 116,000
Minnesota 70,000
Mississippi 32,000
Missouri 73,000
Montana 12,000
Nebraska 24,000
Nevada 36,000
New Hampshire 17,000
New Jersey 106,000
New Mexico 23,000
New York 228,000
North Carolina 111,000
North Dakota 9,000
Ohio 142,000
Oklahoma 42,000
Oregon 46,000
Pennsylvania 152,000
Rhode Island 13,000
South Carolina 54,000
South Dakota 10,000
Tennessee 75,000
Texas 286,000
Utah 33,000
Vermont 8,000
Virginia 99,000
Washington 80,000
West Virginia 21,000
Wisconsin 74,000
Wyoming 8,000


Population Estimates: U.S. Department of Commerce. Population Division: U.S. Census. Bureau. "Estimates of the Population by Selected Age Groups for the United States." July 1, 2007. Release Date: May 1, 2008. Employment Data: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics. 2007 Annual - Employment, Hours, and Earnings - State and Metro Area. 2008. Stimulus Employment Projections: Romer, Christina and Jared Bernstein. "The Job Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan." January 9, 2009.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/state_by_state_employment_impact/

[Donnachaidh]

1. Drop in the bucket

Window dressing.

113,000 jobs for Georgia? Pffftttt. Doesn't EVEN begin addressing the job loss in the last three months.

But hey -- make's for good copy. doesn't it? :sarcasm:

[Le Taz Hot]

2. 421,000 for California.

You've got to be kidding! That won't even scratch the surface. PLUS, they're mostly construction jobs. Sorry, not impressed.

[depakid]

4. That's what has so many economists concerned

Too little too late- to much reliance on Republican tax cuts- and hence, not enough bang for the buck.

The Democrats own the economy now. Any recovery by mid 2010 would cement their majority for a decade or more to come. A long drawn out recession on the other hand....

[Mari333]

3. going to mean very little overall

until corporations are held accountable for outsourcing, and jobs are brought back into the united states, and corporations can no longer have offshore accounts and are forced to pay the same taxes as everyone else, nothing they do will change. unions must be able to organize, and jobs need to stay in the US. all of this is just a band aid on an open wound.

[Bluenorthwest]

5. With such pitifully small numbers to tout

it seems funny that the headline does not point out that the small amount of jobs on that list is a mere prediction, a projection

In the words of the WH report itself:

"These estimates are tentative, and subject to change based on the final composition of the legislation."