More job growth in Democratic counties than Republican ones: report
Source: The Hill
BY EMILY BIRNBAUM - 08/06/18 09:58 AM EDT
More jobs are being created in Democratic counties than GOP strongholds that voted for President Trump in 2016, according to an Associated Press analysis, contradicting the president's assertions that jobs are "flooding back" into economically vulnerable areas that voted him into office.
The news service found that 58.5 percent of the significant job gains touted by Trump were concentrated in areas that backed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016.
The AP also found that 35.4 percent of Trump counties have lost jobs in the past year, compared to 19.2 percent of Clinton counties. The most significant job gains have occurred in the counties that include liberal cities Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Seattle, according to the AP.
Trump at campaign-style rallies often focuses on the booming U.S. economy, saying the 2.6 million jobs the country is projected to add this year will go to America's "forgotten people" -- those in mostly blue-collar towns facing financial hardship.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/finance/400521-more-job-growth-happening-in-democratic-counties-than-republican-report
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Most all I talk to have no idea what I’m talking about when I mention this.
Political messaging malpractice.
