Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   BLS stats by state are telling Date:   10/15/2020 12:27:59 PM

As it turns out, no surprise to me, there appears to be a huge discrepency between unemployment numbers in red, blue and purple states.  This is based on the most recent data from August.  Average unemployment rates in states that voted for the Republican in the last 4 elections is 6.6%.  9 of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rate are run by GOP governors.  9 of the 10 states with the highest unemployment rates are run by Democrats.  Even purple states run by a GOP governor are doing better than those that are run by a Dem.  So the recovery has been wildly uneven but the take away from all this is that it's better to be in a red or purple state with a GOP governor......way better.  What a shocker.......not.