WASHINGTON –Joint Economic Committee Ranking Member Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) said Monday a Democratic analysis of the economic recovery in all 50 states shows that private-sector employment rose in 42 states and the District of Columbia in October while the unemployment rate declined in 32 states and the District of Columbia.

The state-by-state findings, released each month, also show that average hourly earnings, adjusted for inflation, increased in 47 states over the past year.

“Candidates campaigning against President Obama’s economic policies should familiarize themselves with the facts,” Maloney said. “Nearly every state in the union has added jobs over the past year. More people are working today than at any time since the beginning of the President’s first term and they are earning more money for their efforts.

“That doesn’t mean we can rest on our laurels. I will continue to advocate for policies to strengthen the recovery until everyone who wants a full-time job can find one.”

The largest gains in private-sector jobs in October occurred in California (41,900), Florida (36,600), Ohio (36,300), New York (30,300) and Georgia (24,500).

Over the past year, 47 states and the District of Columbia added private-sector jobs. Leading in job creation were California (427,200), Florida (244,200), Texas (180,800), New York (168,100) and North Carolina (88,900). The largest percentage gains in private-sector employment during this period were in Idaho (4.6 percent), Utah (3.9 percent), Nevada (3.8 percent), Florida (3.6 percent) and South Carolina (3.3 percent). Nationally, 2.7 million private-sector jobs were added in the past year, a 2.3 percent increase.

Of the 32 states with declines in unemployment rates in October, West Virginia saw the sharpest decline (-0.4 percentage point), followed by Kansas, Missouri, New York and South Dakota (-0.3 percentage point decline each.) Over the past 12 months, 43 states and the District of Columbia reported declines in their unemployment rates, the largest in Rhode Island (-1.7 percentage points), followed by Michigan (-1.6 percentage points) and California, Indiana and Mississippi (-1.4 percentage points each).

Average hourly earnings, adjusted for inflation, rose in 47 states over the past year. Delaware posted the largest percentage gain (7.0 percent), followed by Nevada (5.5 percent), Iowa (5.1. percent), Nebraska (4.8 percent) and Washington (4.7 percent).

Nationally, real average hourly earnings (not seasonally adjusted) increased by 2.3 percent over the past year. The District of Columbia ($35.91) had the highest average hourly earnings in October, followed by Massachusetts ($30.71), Washington ($30.06), Connecticut ($29.47) and New York ($28.78).

 

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