Washington, D.C. –The U.S.
Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) released its monthly state-by-state
report today, which shows that in the month of June, a majority of states (32
and the District of Columbia) experienced private sector job growth. This
edition of the state–by-state report also includes a Mid-Year
Report that finds while the recovery has not been identical in each state,
nearly every state (forty-five and the District of Columbia) added private
sector jobs in at least 3 months in the first half of 2010.
“I am encouraged by the growth of private sector jobs in the first half
of 2010. In the last 6 months of the Bush Administration, we lost 3.6
million private sector jobs. In the first 6 months of 2010, we have
gained almost 600,000 private sector jobs,” said Congresswoman Carolyn
Maloney, Chair of the JEC. “While this is clearly progress, as this
report shows, the recovery is uneven. Strong private sector growth within
each state is the key ingredient to getting Americans back to work.”
The report, entitled “Understanding
the Economy: State-by-State Snapshots,” features key economic statistics
for each state. The report is the seventh edition released by
the JEC and uses recently released state-level data to explain how the economic
recovery is unfolding in each state. The Mid-Year Report provides an
overview of how each state’s economy has performed during the first 6 months of
2010 (click
here to view the Mid-Year Report).
Highlights from the Mid-Year Report include:
• Half of the states added manufacturing jobs in June 2010, and 37 states saw increases in manufacturing employment in at least 3 months in the first half of 2010.
• 28 states and the District of Columbia added jobs in the professional and business services sector during June 2010. 37 states and the District of Columbia added jobs in this sector in at least 3 months in the first half of 2010.
To read the executive summary of the report, click
here.
To see individual state reports, click here.
To see the entire State-by-State Snapshots report, click
here.
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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.
