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The Golden State's loss of 33,600 jobs in August ranked third highest in the country after Michigan, where employment plummeted by 50,300 and Texas, which was down 34,200, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Considering that California's labor force is much larger than that of Texas, it makes Texas look even worse. I guess putting Republicans in charge isn't so good for the economy after all.
Considering that California's labor force is much larger than that of Texas, it makes Texas look even worse. I guess putting Republicans in charge isn't so good for the economy after all.
LOL! You're hilarious, you want to take a one year average?
Considering that California's labor force is much larger than that of Texas, it makes Texas look even worse. I guess putting Republicans in charge isn't so good for the economy after all.
I don't know how they have skewed this to reflect your title, but Texas actually hasn't been hit by the recession (it has, but minimally) like the rest of the country. As a matter of fact, San Antonio saw an increase in employment. That was even on CNN. I'm not a republican, but I call BS on this one.
Considering that California's labor force is much larger than that of Texas, it makes Texas look even worse. I guess putting Republicans in charge isn't so good for the economy after all.
I don't know how they have skewed this to reflect your title, but Texas actually hasn't been hit by the recession (it has, but minimally) like the rest of the country. As a matter of fact, San Antonio saw an increase in employment. That was even on CNN. I'm not a republican, but I call BS on this one.
It's not skewed. Granted, the statistics are only for the month of August, but it is a surprise considering how much some people hail the economy of Texas as being superior to California.
Over the last 12 months, Texas has gained 129,100 total payroll jobs, more than any other state. Massachusetts ranked second, with an increase in 48,500 jobs, followed by Indiana (http://topics.dallasnews.com/topic/Indiana - broken link), with 40,000.
"Over the month, we're pretty much in the middle of the pack in the 50 states," said Cheryl Abbot, an economist with the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Dallas. "Over the year, Texas is still doing better than most of the country."
California unemployment rate = 12.4%
Texas " " = 8.3%
California = employment failure = perfect example of liberal policies at work... or not at work.
But why did Texas lose so many jobs in August? The fact that the state lost more jobs than California flies against the image of Texas as an economic paradise.
It's not skewed. Granted, the statistics are only for the month of August, but it is a surprise considering how much some people hail the economy of Texas as being superior to California.
It's no surprise at all, anyone can see which state is doing better financially even though they're both plagued with illegal immigration issues and they're both huge states. CA is the epitome of liberal policies at work and they simply don't work.
States with statistically significant employment changes from August 2009 to August 2010, seasonally adjusted -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | August | August | Over-the-year State | 2009 | 2010(p) | change(p) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- California....................| 13,940,700 | 13,827,900 | -112,800 Colorado......................| 2,222,500 | 2,194,400 | -28,100 Indiana.......................| 2,764,300 | 2,804,300 | 40,000 Massachusetts.................| 3,153,400 | 3,201,900 | 48,500 Minnesota.....................| 2,631,000 | 2,661,500 | 30,500 New Hampshire.................| 618,500 | 629,000 | 10,500 North Carolina................| 3,875,800 | 3,912,500 | 36,700 Oklahoma......................| 1,519,700 | 1,544,800 | 25,100 Texas.........................| 10,227,100 | 10,356,200 | 129,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary.
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It's not skewed. Granted, the statistics are only for the month of August, but it is a surprise considering how much some people hail the economy of Texas as being superior to California.
The economy of Texas IS superior to Cali's. Taking one month's statistics and trying to paint a different picture than what reality shows is disingenuous. There isn't a valid, nor truthful point to be made with this thread.
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