Washington, D.C. – Today the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released its monthly state-by-state report “Understanding the Economy: State-by-State Snapshots,” featuring key economic indicators for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.  The report, available online at www.jec.senate.gov, has been updated to include state data released March 26 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and is the third installment of JEC’s State-by-State Economic Snapshots series. The first report was released in January 2010.

The updated reports show that in many states, the economy is starting to grow.  Twenty-three states had increases in private sector employment in February 2010 and 13 states experienced increases in both January and February 2010.  Additionally, employment gains, which had been concentrated in education and health throughout the recession, began to reach new sectors in February, with 13 states seeing employment increases in manufacturing, 12 experiencing gains in leisure and hospitality, and 12 recording gains in professional and business services.

“This month’s reports show that, while prospects for recovery are not identical for all states, we are making progress in our efforts to get the economy moving,” said Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Chair of the JEC. "The path to recovery is becoming clearer.”

Understanding the Economy: State-by-State Snapshots  features  key economic statistics for each state, including:

• Jobs created or lost since the start of the recession;
• Jobs saved or created by the Recovery Act;
• Unemployment rates;
• Per capita earnings; and, 
• The condition of the housing sector.

The JEC will continue to update Understanding the Economy: State-by-State Snapshots monthly. 

A link to each state’s report follows:

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

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 The Joint Economic Committee, established under the Employment Act of 1946, was created by Congress to review economic conditions and to analyze the effectiveness of economic policy.