Red States Dominate National Job Recovery

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the jobs report for the month of June revealing the unemployment rate held at 3.6% and job growth down from last month. Ample evidence exists of a looming recession and the effects of record high inflation negatively affected employers across the country for another month, forcing a large increase in layoffs and jobless claims that remain near a six-month high.

With new data from the Brookings Institution on red state job recovery as proof, Republican governors have successfully helped their states combat stunted growth. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the difference is drastic with 341,000 jobs gained in red states and 1.3 million jobs lost in blue states. Many Republican-led states continue to reach record low unemployment rates with more people back to work in their state’s than ever before, while Democrat-led states hold their rank at the bottom with the highest unemployment rates in the nation.

“Thanks to the strong leadership and pro-growth policies of Republican governors, Americans in red states are better equipped to combat the effects of Joe Biden’s disastrous policies,” said RGA Communications Director Jesse Hunt. “Evidenced by the mass exodus of residents from blue to red states over the last year, Americans are voting with their feet. Vulnerable Democrat governors who continue to deny the cost-of-living crisis and shift blame on its real causes are going to be in trouble this November.”