Jobs impact of Democratic budget reconciliation plans by state, jobs supported per year
| Build Back Better Plan | Manchin Budget Reconciliation Proposal | Reduction in jobs supported | Reduction in jobs supported as share of state employment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All states | 3,246,675 | 1,391,432 | -1,855,243 | |
| Alabama | 44,976 | 19,275 | -25,701 | -1.24% |
| Alaska | 8,548 | 3,663 | -4,885 | -1.39% |
| Arizona | 62,236 | 26,673 | -35,564 | -1.17% |
| Arkansas | 28,746 | 12,320 | -16,426 | -1.27% |
| California | 370,742 | 158,889 | -211,853 | -1.16% |
| Colorado | 56,903 | 24,387 | -32,516 | -1.15% |
| Connecticut | 38,885 | 16,665 | -22,220 | -1.23% |
| Delaware | 9,647 | 4,134 | -5,513 | -1.22% |
| District of Columbia | 8,825 | 3,782 | -5,043 | -1.37% |
| Florida | 185,859 | 79,654 | -106,205 | -1.15% |
| Georgia | 97,452 | 41,765 | -55,687 | -1.18% |
| Hawaii | 14,283 | 6,121 | -8,161 | -1.20% |
| Idaho | 16,466 | 7,057 | -9,409 | -1.22% |
| Illinois | 132,647 | 56,849 | -75,798 | -1.22% |
| Indiana | 68,482 | 29,350 | -39,133 | -1.24% |
| Iowa | 35,465 | 15,199 | -20,266 | -1.26% |
| Kansas | 30,464 | 13,056 | -17,408 | -1.22% |
| Kentucky | 43,092 | 18,468 | -24,624 | -1.26% |
| Louisiana | 42,474 | 18,203 | -24,271 | -1.19% |
| Maine | 14,500 | 6,214 | -8,286 | -1.25% |
| Maryland | 71,815 | 30,778 | -41,037 | -1.34% |
| Massachusetts | 77,440 | 33,188 | -44,251 | -1.24% |
| Michigan | 100,904 | 43,244 | -57,659 | -1.25% |
| Minnesota | 65,278 | 27,976 | -37,302 | -1.27% |
| Mississippi | 27,529 | 11,798 | -15,731 | -1.28% |
| Missouri | 63,046 | 27,020 | -36,026 | -1.25% |
| Montana | 10,960 | 4,697 | -6,263 | -1.23% |
| Nebraska | 21,229 | 9,098 | -12,131 | -1.22% |
| Nevada | 24,892 | 10,668 | -14,224 | -1.04% |
| New Hampshire | 15,802 | 6,772 | -9,030 | -1.25% |
| New Jersey | 89,528 | 38,369 | -51,159 | -1.17% |
| New Mexico | 19,343 | 8,290 | -11,053 | -1.25% |
| New York | 204,022 | 87,438 | -116,584 | -1.23% |
| North Carolina | 100,323 | 42,996 | -57,327 | -1.23% |
| North Dakota | 9,062 | 3,884 | -5,178 | -1.29% |
| Ohio | 125,737 | 53,887 | -71,850 | -1.29% |
| Oklahoma | 38,860 | 16,654 | -22,206 | -1.26% |
| Oregon | 42,876 | 18,376 | -24,501 | -1.27% |
| Pennsylvania | 137,632 | 58,985 | -78,647 | -1.28% |
| Rhode Island | 11,573 | 4,960 | -6,613 | -1.25% |
| South Carolina | 48,136 | 20,630 | -27,507 | -1.23% |
| South Dakota | 9,961 | 4,269 | -5,692 | -1.29% |
| Tennessee | 66,869 | 28,658 | -38,211 | -1.25% |
| Texas | 260,838 | 111,788 | -149,050 | -1.15% |
| Utah | 28,985 | 12,422 | -16,563 | -1.14% |
| Vermont | 7,299 | 3,128 | -4,171 | -1.27% |
| Virginia | 91,427 | 39,183 | -52,244 | -1.27% |
| Washington | 72,508 | 31,075 | -41,433 | -1.18% |
| West Virginia | 17,290 | 7,410 | -9,880 | -1.33% |
| Wisconsin | 68,900 | 29,529 | -39,372 | -1.33% |
| Wyoming | 5,919 | 2,537 | -3,382 | -1.16% |
Source: Authors’ analysis of U.S. Census Bureau 2019a and 2020a, and Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections program 2019a and 2019b. For a more detailed explanation of data sources and computations, see Hersh (2021) and Scott and Mokhiber (2020).