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Why do the States have different unemployment rates?
The national unemployment rate is 5.8%
4 States have 5.8% unemployment
24 States have unemployment lower than 5.8%
22 States + D.C. have unemployment higher than 5.8%.
On average, compared to the high-unemployment States (and D.C.,) the low-unemployment states:
> Have a 6% Republican registration advantage vs 7% Democrat registration advantage in high-unemployment States.
> Have 8% lower State/local taxation
> Elected 16% more Republicans in 2014
> Are 17% more "gun-owner-friendly" as rated by Guns and Ammo staff (and have 19% more gun owners.)
> Elected 30% fewer Democrats over their histories
> Are 37% more conservative according to self-descriptions people gave surveys
> Have 40% less "sensible gun control" as rated by the Brady Campaign (and have 41% less violent crime, 46% less murder and 50% less murder by gunfire.)
What changes would Democrats recommend to bring your State's unemployment down?
Buy more guns? Register more Republican voters? Elect fewer Democrats?
3 Answers
- LouisLv 76 years ago
The states with lower tax rates just make it up by taking more federal benefits. So basically they are just taking tax money from wealthier states. Gun control obviously isn't a major factor in unemployment so I'm not sure why you're bringing it up. Unemployment generally has more to do with what type of industries exist in the state. States that rely heavily on tourism were hit immediately by the reccession for example. States with a lot of energy jobs faired pretty well since energy is always in demand. States with housing booms also were hit very hard. Unemployment is a lot more complicated than who you put in office
- Anonymous6 years ago
Because of varying state income tax rates. Some have none at all. e.g. Texas does not have a state income tax. So you are not penalized for working. California has a state income tax of 10 %. Plus California encourages women to have babies out of wedlock by giving them huge welfare payments. Such things are not given to people who work in California
Source(s): www.mises.org
