Health & Fitness
New Republican governors rapidly bringing down unemployment in their states
Unemployment has dropped faster than the national job market in the states that elected Republican Governors in November 2010. See the results in the table below.
Unemployment has dropped faster than the national job market in the states that elected Republican Governors in November 2010. See the results in the table below.
StateJan 2011CurrentDecrease Kansas 6.9% 6.1% 0.8% Maine 8.0% 7.4% 0.6% Michigan 10.9% 8.5% 2.4% New Mexico 7.7% 6.7% 1.0% Oklahoma 6.2% 4.8% 1.4% Pennsylvania 8.0% 7.4% 0.6% Tennessee 9.5% 7.9% 1.6% Wisconsin 7.7% 6.8% 0.9% Wyoming 6.3% 5.2% 1.1% Alabama 9.3% 7.4% 1.9% Georgia 10.1% 8.9% 1.2% South Carolina 10.6% 9.1% 1.5% South Dakota 5.0% 4.3% 0.7% Florida 10.9% 8.6% 2.3% Nevada 13.8% 11.6% 2.2% Iowa 6.1% 5.1% 1.0% Ohio 9.0% 7.3% 1.7%See how the Democratic Governors policies did at Orlando Political Buzz Examiner
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