Comments on: Personal Income and Employment Interactive Map

By: limaur

limaur — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:41:03 +0000

But surprisingly “”disposable”" personal income went up , and that’s the one that matters. It went up from 10642 to 10783.9 or 1.33%.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:53:47 +0000

I’m surprised to see WY as bright red. I thought that was one of the “bright spots”.

Kinda looks to me like the states with lots of military bases are doing relatively well.

Meh….I’m a bit loaded….and half color blind.

By: Pat G.

Pat G. — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:19:29 +0000

There are large contingent Native American populations in both NM and OK. The various tribes living in both states have been living with 50%+ unemployment rates for decades. That is perhaps why this latest downturn hasn’t impacted those states to the degree it has others.

By: I-Man

I-Man — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:42:31 +0000

Good to see everyone asking the right questions…

But I didnt doubt any of you for a second. Its the majority of the population that I worry about.

By: Porsche87

Porsche87 — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:43:30 +0000

Taking Karen’s point a step further, if the world’s 9th largest economy (CA) has high unemployment, then US tax revenues will suffer accordingly. Add in the huge rush to Treasuries, whose meager earnings are not taxed, and the investment losses that will be claimed for years to come. So falling revenues and rising expenditures. How long will the US be able to borrow it’s way forward before it all collapses?

By: rob

rob — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:31:17 +0000

We’re all just guests of Barry’s. He has the right to delete any and all that he doesn’t approve of. Otherwise it will just become Yahoo Message boards… and how much value do you find there?

By: Mark E Hoffer

Mark E Hoffer — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:14:07 +0000

Jeff,

to see a weblog post that should be deleted, just remember:

“self-appointed Thread-Stasi can FBM.”
~~

By: Thor

Thor — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:43:15 +0000

Karen – I agree. Sad that we live in such a wealthy state with such a terrible financial mess. I’m wondering how the current mess is going to translate in the next state legislature elections.

By: Mannwich

Mannwich — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:41:17 +0000

@Ned: I don’t think this is entirely off-topic. It’s related to the inflation and deflation issue, and so is, I believe, the drop in personal income. Why don’t we let Barry decide?

By: Ned Bushong

Ned Bushong — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:32:59 +0000

Mannwich, you have to be careful about posting off topic subjects. Barry will delete them.