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I don't know how this is relevant. Are you trying to hypothesize that Texas' "keep business open" response to COVID helped business medium-term confidence? I w
by dangus 3y ago
I don't know how this is relevant. Are you trying to hypothesize that Texas' "keep business open" response to COVID helped business medium-term confidence?
I will point out that Texas has one of the country's HIGHEST unemployment rates:
https://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm https://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm
Only 5 states have higher unemployment.
It's 2023, I don't think COVID is relevant to any business decision anymore.
If we are going to make up hypotheses on what drives employers to relocate to Texas, I will submit the idea that Texas' poor workers' rights are attractive to business owners: https://www.keranews.org/news/2022-09-13/texas-is-one-of-the-worst-states-in-the-country-for-workers-heres-why https://www.keranews.org/news/2022-09-13/texas-is-one-of-the...
- camhart 3y agoAre you arguing that shutting down portions of the economy made no impact on the economy? I find that hard to believe.
- KerrAvon 3y ago[flagged]
- adventured 3y agoThose BLS numbers are garbage. Maryland's unemployment rate is not 1.6%. You'd have to dig into the state by state presentations on unemployment to get a proper picture and comparison. It's quite a time consuming task.
- dangus 3y agoOkay, maybe you should do that and come back with a proper analysis. Personally I would trust federal numbers more than “some guy says nuh-uh that can’t be right.”