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[Jim Lindgren, April 22, 2009 at 1:18am] Trackbacks
High Unemployment States Have High Income Taxes or High Unionization or Both. As the nation considers increasing marginal tax rates and facilitating greater union membership, I thought it might make sense to look at the states with the highest and lowest unemployment rates to see if there might be any relevant patterns.
The six states with the highest unemployment rates are:
12.6% Michigan
12.1% Oregon
11.4% South Carolina
11.2% California
10.8% North Carolina
10.5% Rhode Island
The six states with the lowest unemployment rates are:
5.2% Iowa
5.2% Utah
4.9% South Dakota
4.6% Nebraska
4.5% Wyoming
4.2% North Dakota
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