Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   BLS stats by state are telling Date:   10/15/2020 2:30:47 PM

All very true but you also have to look at the cost of living in these states.  In my experience red states are significantly less expensive to just live.  But the reality is that more people have jobs in red states, more people are unemployed in blue states and the recovery from the shut down is being led by red states and GOP governors.