Jobs lost between August 2008 and August 2009....

Vice President Biden said we have created jobs and the stimulus is working. I think he should check his sources because someone lied. Massachusetts is down in revenue $200 million this year even with the sales tax hike.  Maybe a new tax on health benefits would do the trick, ya bring the jobs back and at the same time pay the bills! 



The following are the 100 biggest labor markets in America, ranked according to raw change in employment between August 2008 and August 2009. Each market’s percentage change is in parentheses:

* McAllen-Edinburg, Texas, gain of 3,200 jobs (1.5%)
* Jackson, Miss., loss of 1,200 jobs (-0.5%)
* Baton Rouge, La., loss of 3,300 jobs (-0.9%)
* El Paso, Texas, loss of 3,500 jobs (-1.3%)
* Worcester, Mass., loss of 3,500 jobs (-1.4%)
* Trenton, N.J., loss of 4,000 jobs (-1.7%)
* Little Rock, Ark., loss of 4,600 jobs (-1.3%)
* New Haven, Conn., loss of 4,900 jobs (-1.8%)
* Columbia, S.C., loss of 5,100 jobs (-1.4%)
* Huntsville, Ala., loss of 5,100 jobs (-2.4%)
* Augusta, Ga., loss of 5,200 jobs (-2.4%)
* Winston-Salem, N.C., loss of 5,900 jobs (-2.7%)
* Des Moines, Iowa, loss of 6,100 jobs (-1.9%)
* Madison, Wis., loss of 6,200 jobs (-1.8%)
* Wichita, Kans., loss of 6,200 jobs (-2.1%)
* Poughkeepsie, N.Y., loss of 6,400 jobs (-2.5%)
* Syracuse, N.Y., loss of 6,500 jobs (-2.0%)
* Omaha, loss of 6,800 jobs (-1.4%)
* San Antonio, loss of 7,100 jobs (-0.8%)
* Austin, loss of 7,200 jobs (-0.9%)
* Bakersfield, Calif., loss of 7,300 jobs (-3.1%)
* Chattanooga, Tenn., loss of 7,400 jobs (-3.0%)
* Charleston, S.C., loss of 7,600 jobs (-2.5%)
* New Orleans, loss of 7,700 jobs (-1.5%)
* Tulsa, loss of 7,700 jobs (-1.8%)
* Greenville, S.C., loss of 7,900 jobs (-2.5%)
* Spokane, Wash., loss of 8,000 jobs (-3.7%)
* Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa., loss of 8,700 jobs (-3.3%)
* Virginia Beach-Norfolk, loss of 8,900 jobs (-1.1%)
* Albany, loss of 9,300 jobs (-2.1%)
* Lexington, Ky., loss of 9,400 jobs (-3.7%)
* Lancaster, Pa., loss of 10,000 jobs (-4.2%)
* Durham, N.C., loss of 10,500 jobs (-3.6%)
* Rochester, N.Y., loss of 10,500 jobs (-2.0%)
* Springfield, Mass., loss of 11,100 jobs (-3.8%)
* Oklahoma City, loss of 11,300 jobs (-2.0%)
* Colorado Springs, loss of 11,700 jobs (-4.5%)
* Lansing, Mich., loss of 11,900 jobs (-5.4%)
* Fresno, Calif., loss of 12,300 jobs (-4.1%)
* Harrisburg, Pa., loss of 12,700 jobs (-3.8%)
* Allentown-Bethlehem, Pa., loss of 12,800 jobs (-3.7%)
* Honolulu, loss of 12,900 jobs (-2.9%)
* Knoxville, Tenn., loss of 13,000 jobs (-3.9%)
* Memphis, loss of 13,500 jobs (-2.1%)
* Bridgeport-Stamford, Conn., loss of 13,600 jobs (-3.3%)
* Dayton, loss of 13,700 jobs (-3.5%)
* Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, Calif., loss of 13,700 jobs (-4.8%)
* Buffalo, loss of 13,800 jobs (-2.5%)
* Akron, Ohio, loss of 13,900 jobs (-4.1%)
* Albuquerque, loss of 14,500 jobs (-3.7%)
* Youngstown, Ohio, loss of 15,400 jobs (-6.6%)
* Raleigh, loss of 16,500 jobs (-3.2%)
* Columbus, loss of 18,000 jobs (-1.9%)
* Birmingham, loss of 18,100 jobs (-3.4%)
* Grand Rapids, loss of 18,200 jobs (-4.8%)
* Toledo, Ohio, loss of 18,200 jobs (-5.7%)
* Hartford, loss of 18,700 jobs (-3.4%)
* Bradenton-Sarasota, Fla., loss of 19,800 jobs (-7.4%)
* Boise, Idaho, loss of 20,800 jobs (-7.6%)
* Providence, loss of 21,800 jobs (-3.8%)
* Greensboro, loss of 22,600 jobs (-6.2%)
* Jacksonville, loss of 23,000 jobs (-3.7%)
* Richmond, loss of 23,000 jobs (-3.7%)
* Tucson, loss of 23,000 jobs (-6.0%)
* Kansas City, loss of 24,700 jobs (-2.4%)
* Louisville, loss of 26,600 jobs (-4.2%)
* Salt Lake City, loss of 29,900 jobs (-4.7%)
* Nashville, loss of 31,600 jobs (-4.2%)
* Pittsburgh, loss of 32,200 jobs (-2.8%)
* Indianapolis, loss of 37,300 jobs (-4.0%)
* Baltimore, loss of 39,000 jobs (-3.0%)
* Washington, loss of 42,100 jobs (-1.4%)
* Sacramento, loss of 42,400 jobs (-4.8%)
* Cincinnati, loss of 42,700 jobs (-4.1%)
* San Jose, loss of 45,700 jobs (-5.0%)
* Milwaukee, loss of 50,400 jobs (-5.9%)
* Charlotte, loss of 51,800 jobs (-6.0%)
* Orlando, loss of 51,900 jobs (-4.8%)
* St. Louis, loss of 52,400 jobs (-3.9%)
* San Diego, loss of 55,800 jobs (-4.3%)
* Tampa-St. Petersburg, loss of 56,000 jobs (-4.6%)
* Denver, loss of 58,000 jobs (-4.6%)
* Las Vegas, loss of 60,400 jobs (-6.7%)
* Portland, Ore., loss of 61,200 jobs (-5.9%)
* Cleveland, loss of 62,600 jobs (-5.9%)
* Boston, loss of 64,100 jobs (-2.6%)
* Dallas-Fort Worth, loss of 64,100 jobs (-2.1%)
* Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif., loss of 71,700 jobs (-6.0%)
* Minneapolis-St. Paul, loss of 71,900 jobs (-4.0%)
* Seattle, loss of 74,900 jobs (-4.2%)
* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, loss of 78,200 jobs (-3.3%)
* Philadelphia, loss of 94,200 jobs (-3.4%)
* Houston, loss of 95,100 jobs (-3.6%)
* San Francisco-Oakland, loss of 95,500 jobs (-4.7%)
* Phoenix, loss of 146,800 jobs (-7.9%)
* New York City, loss of 147,900 jobs (-1.7%)
* Atlanta, loss of 150,400 jobs (-6.2%)
* Detroit, loss of 160,900 jobs (-8.5%)
* Chicago, loss of 216,200 jobs (-4.7%)
* Los Angeles, loss of 230,000 jobs (-4.2%)