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Good on the rust belt states for being able to get their unemployment down under 5.5%.

• giantg2 1y ago
  I wonder if the participation rate is lower or people moved away.
  • jfengel 1y ago
    Or maybe new jobs opened up.
    • giantg2 1y ago
      Possible, but that's not really what my friends in those areas are seeing. The only real industry there is medical - taking care of all the old folks.
• heavyset_go 1y ago
  Might be a case of those who are permanently out of the workforce because they couldn't find work are not counted in unemployment statistics, along with flight and deaths of despair.
• hshdhdhj4444 1y ago
  It’s helpful when the government is subsidizing your entire economy. Farming, healthcare, autos, etc are almost completely subsidized by the government.
  • stockresearcher 1y ago
    Careful. Coronado, Miramar, Camp Pendleton, Twentynine Palms, Edwards, Mcclellan, Vandenburg, Travis, etc. How many bases do you think there are in Iowa?