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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Fri Aug 19, 2016, 02:43 PM Aug 2016

New jobs report is an utter disaster for Kansas and Brownback [View all]

New jobs report is an utter disaster for Kansas and Brownback
YAEL T. ABOUHALKAH AUGUST 19, 2016 9:28 AM

The new July jobs report released Friday is an utter disaster for Kansans and embattled Gov. Sam Brownback.

Here are the lowlights.

▪ The state lost 5,600 jobs from June to July.

▪ The unemployment rate jumped to 4.1 percent from 3.8 percent in June.

▪ Over the last year, Kansas has actually shed 4,500 jobs.

▪ The Sunflower State’s “growth” rate over that 12 months is a minus 0.3 percent — 5th worst in the nation. Only Wyoming, North Dakota, Louisiana and Oklahoma were behind Kansas.

▪ Kansas had employment of 1,395,700 in July 2016 — or a stunning 600 fewer jobs than when Brownback’s second term started way back in January 2015.

http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/yael-t-abouhalkah/article96635857.html

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New jobs report is an utter disaster for Kansas and Brownback [View all] workinclasszero Aug 2016 OP

And in Illinois, Bruce Rauner is pursuing a similar agenda. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #1

I Think He'll Have A Short Term of Office ProfessorGAC Aug 2016 #3

I agree. He won in a non-Presidential election guillaumeb Aug 2016 #14

"trickle down economics" at one time was called safeinOhio Aug 2016 #4

I never heard of this term. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #15

Bevin is trying it in KY too. He likely won't make it a full term. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #5

The sad thing is that low information voters are repeatedly fooled guillaumeb Aug 2016 #16

One step economics. Xolodno Aug 2016 #18

Similar to the "next quarter only" view that apparently guillaumeb Aug 2016 #19

Yeap. Xolodno Aug 2016 #20

The red state paradox. marybourg Aug 2016 #2

How did we lose fewer jobs in one year than in one month? Typo, maybe? tblue37 Aug 2016 #6

Did the schools lay off teachers? flyingfysh Aug 2016 #8

Could've been +1100 jobs up until the June/July dropoff. dakota_democrat Aug 2016 #11

You won't hear much about this outside of right here unfortunately world wide wally Aug 2016 #7

The KC Star will make a big deal of it. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2016 #9

GOOD! calimary Aug 2016 #10

The silver lining, yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2016 #12

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #13

Clearly, even more tax cuts for the 1% are needed central scrutinizer Aug 2016 #17