Tax Freedom Day 2009: Pick Your State Carefully
The Tax Foundation recently released their 2009 Tax Freedom Day Study. It measures how many days the average worker must work to pay taxes. There is a wide disparity among states. The tax burden you...
View ArticleCareer Builder Openings Continue to Alarmingly Shrink, No Improvement in Big...
With the U.S. unemployment rate now at the 25 year high of 9.4%, some in the media have suggested it is good news that the rate of job loss is slowing. While there may be a glitter of hope in the...
View Article50 States 50 Laboratories, More on the Best and Worst States
We found the recent Economist article, California vs Texas: America’s Future a positive contribution to the debate on Best and Worst States. The article points out the marked differences between...
View ArticleUnemployment Up in Every State
The US States continued to see rising unemployment in June. 16 States, if you count DC, now have unemployment rates greater than 10.0%. 38 states and DC saw increases from May. All 50 states and DC...
View ArticleStates running out of Jobless Money, Taxing Employers More
23 States are now borrowing from the U.S. Government to pay for unemployment benefits. (California has borrowed $4.5 billion as of mid October 2009, the most in the nation.) This is only the beginning...
View ArticleJob Stimulus Not Working: Best States for Jobs 2009
Job Openings continued their year long decline in November. Only 3 States show job opening increases since January 29 at the beginning of the Obama Administration. The Best States for Jobs are...
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One Year Of Obama and Stimulus: Job Openings down 5.48% , Unemployment Up to 10%
It has been one year since President Obama took office and announced a stimulus bill that was to improve jobs. The data suggests that the job market continued to deteriorate this past year....
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Best States for Football Championships: Super Bowl Winners by State
Congratulations go to New Orleans Saints for winning their first Super Bowl Championship. New Orleans and the entire state of Louisiana will celebrate and have bragging rights all year long. Only 15...
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Check in Mail States Delay Tax Refunds
Some states may delay paying tax refunds again this year. Taxpayers should call them the “Check In the Mail” States. Last year Kansas, North Carolina, California and Missouri delayed tax refunds....
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Job Openings by State May 2010: Up 7.6% Under Obama
We have updated the Best States for Job Openings. Since January of 2009 when President Obama took office, job openings by state as measured on Career Builder have increased 7.6% to 252,884 from...
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