Why do the blue states have so much higher Unemployment rates?
https://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm
The average Blue state unemployment rate is 145% of the Average Red State.
https://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm
State | Unemployment Rate | Rank | Legislature Control |
Hawaii | 9 | 51 | B |
New York | 8.5 | 50 | B |
California | 8.3 | 47 | B |
Connecticut | 8.3 | 47 | B |
New Mexico | 8.3 | 47 | B |
Nevada | 8.1 | 46 | B |
District of Columbia | 7.8 | 45 | B |
New Jersey | 7.7 | 44 | B |
Louisiana | 7.3 | 42 | R |
Pennsylvania | 7.3 | 42 | R |
Illinois | 7.1 | 40 | B |
Rhode Island | 7.1 | 40 | B |
Texas | 6.9 | 39 | R |
Massachusetts | 6.8 | 38 | B |
Arizona | 6.7 | 37 | R |
Alaska | 6.6 | 36 | R |
Delaware | 6.5 | 35 | B |
Colorado | 6.4 | 34 | B |
Mississippi | 6.3 | 33 | R |
Maryland | 6.2 | 32 | B |
Oregon | 6 | 31 | B |
West Virginia | 5.9 | 30 | R |
Washington | 5.4 | 29 | B |
Wyoming | 5.3 | 28 | R |
North Carolina | 5.2 | 27 | R |
Michigan | 5.1 | 24 | R |
South Carolina | 5.1 | 24 | R |
Virginia | 5.1 | 24 | B |
Kentucky | 5 | 22 | R |
Tennessee | 5 | 22 | R |
Maine | 4.8 | 21 | N |
Florida | 4.7 | 19 | R |
Ohio | 4.7 | 19 | R |
Georgia | 4.5 | 18 | R |
Arkansas | 4.4 | 16 | R |
North Dakota | 4.4 | 16 | R |
Minnesota | 4.2 | 13 | S |
Missouri | 4.2 | 13 | R |
Oklahoma | 4.2 | 13 | R |
Indiana | 3.9 | 12 | R |
Alabama | 3.8 | 9 | R |
Montana | 3.8 | 9 | R |
Wisconsin | 3.8 | 9 | R |
Iowa | 3.7 | 7 | R |
Kansas | 3.7 | 7 | R |
Idaho | 3.2 | 6 | R |
New Hampshire | 3 | 5 | R |
Nebraska | 2.9 | 1 | N |
South Dakota | 2.9 | 1 | R |
Utah | 2.9 | 1 | R |
Vermont | 2.9 | 1 | B |
Row Labels | Unemployment Rate |
Blue | 6.97 |
Red | 4.78 |
Grand Total | 5.60 |
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