By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Sat Jun 11, 2011 at 10:54:50 PM EST
Tags: More Jobs, Texas, Florida, Arizona, Virginia, Nevada, Less Jobs, Michigan, California, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, RTW, Right To Work, Forced Unionism, Freedom To Work, FTW (all tags)
Regulars know I am pushing for Freedom to work (right to work) in Michigan. Part of the argument going forward in this state will be to present the data for all to see. For this installment, we look at the top Job creating states versus the bottom.
Right to Work states lead the nation in creating new jobs (1999-2009)
- Texas +866,000
- Florida +291,600
- Arizona +194,800
- Virginia +138,400
- Nevada +124,500
Michigan and other forced unionism states lead the nation in losing jobs (1999-2009)
- California -170,400
- Indiana -225,300
- Illinois -332,700
- Ohio -508,200
50. Michigan -687,600
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
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