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Jobless rates no factor for stimulus money
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Contributor | Jason |
Last Edited | Jason Aug 04, 2010 05:24am |
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Category | General |
Author | Dennis Cauchon |
Media | Newspaper - USA Today |
News Date | Wednesday, August 4, 2010 11:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | States with the highest jobless rates are getting less money per person under the federal stimulus program than states with below-average unemployment, a USA TODAY analysis finds.
Hard-hit Florida ranks last in stimulus benefits per resident despite having the nation's fifth-highest unemployment rate. Nevada has the nation's worst unemployment — 14.2% — but ranks 46th in stimulus benefits.
By contrast, North Dakota has the nation's lowest jobless rate — 3.6% — but ranks fourth in stimulus benefits. Alaska ranks No. 1 in stimulus aid — $3,505 per person — and has a jobless rate below the 9.5% national rate. |
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