"Had to extend the graph in both directions for Jun b/c Washington DC lost so many jobs while states like Idaho gained so many - what a difference public policy makes!
- The bar chart from E.J. Antoni, a Heritage Foundation research fellow, shows job growth from June 2023 to February 2024, with red bars indicating Republican-leaning states (e.g., Utah, Idaho) gaining jobs and blue bars showing Democrat-leaning states (e.g., Washington D.C.) losing jobs, suggesting a correlation between political policy and economic outcomes, supported by a 2021 National Bureau of Economic Research study linking state-level policy to employment trends.
- Washington D.C.'s significant job loss contrasts with Idaho's gains, possibly reflecting D.C.'s high public sector employment (over 25% of jobs per BLS data), where a 2019 IZA World of Labor study found rigid public wages can increase unemployment, while Idaho’s private-sector growth aligns with flexible labor policies.
- The extended graph highlights policy divergence, with comments suggesting Trump-era cuts to public jobs (e.g., subsidies in Louisiana, Iowa) could reshape economic landscapes, a notion backed by a 2023 Texas Public Policy Foundation report on federal spending’s impact on state economies."
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