Infrastructure spending stabilizes employment growth: Median employment in the highest versus lowest fifth of states ranked by receipt of highway grants from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), December 2007–June 2011
| Date | Median, highest fifth | Median, lowest fifth |
|---|---|---|
| Dec-2007 | 103.20073 | 106.8307 |
| Jan-2008 | 103.4562 | 106.4525 |
| Feb-2008 | 103.77797 | 106.4786 |
| Mar-2008 | 103.65322 | 106.3269 |
| Apr-2008 | 103.75534 | 106.2439 |
| May-2008 | 103.86846 | 105.9894 |
| Jun-2008 | 103.80436 | 105.6298 |
| Jul-2008 | 103.57509 | 105.2197 |
| Aug-2008 | 103.43664 | 104.9473 |
| Sep-2008 | 103.34481 | 104.6506 |
| Oct-2008 | 102.9524 | 103.963 |
| Nov-2008 | 102.47268 | 103.3324 |
| Dec-2008 | 101.81131 | 102.6501 |
| Jan-2009 | 101.07827 | 101.6661 |
| Feb-2009 | 100.61593 | 100.7521 |
| Mar-2009 | 100 | 100 |
| Apr-2009 | 99.111188 | 99.06548 |
| May-2009 | 99.251884 | 98.82483 |
| Jun-2009 | 98.905895 | 98.5436 |
| Jul-2009 | 98.578621 | 98.06427 |
| Aug-2009 | 98.501561 | 97.78621 |
| Sep-2009 | 98.450235 | 97.55208 |
| Oct-2009 | 98.258016 | 97.4254 |
| Nov-2009 | 98.426249 | 97.33199 |
| Dec-2009 | 98.335008 | 97.15651 |
| Jan-2010 | 98.205447 | 97.06948 |
| Feb-2010 | 98.167977 | 96.87774 |
| Mar-2010 | 98.189793 | 97.21764 |
| Apr-2010 | 98.44999 | 97.41266 |
| May-2010 | 98.511073 | 97.5239 |
| Jun-2010 | 98.672535 | 97.65258 |
| Jul-2010 | 98.913527 | 97.73246 |
| Aug-2010 | 99.012595 | 97.78481 |
| Sep-2010 | 99.071946 | 97.75918 |
| Oct-2010 | 99.111817 | 98.20658 |
| Nov-2010 | 99.098361 | 98.22662 |
| Dec-2010 | 99.136761 | 98.41188 |
| Jan-2011 | 99.122485 | 98.56758 |
| Feb-2011 | 99.233035 | 98.62982 |
| Mar-2011 | 99.371593 | 98.74454 |
| Apr-2011 | 99.639959 | 99.14675 |
| May-2011 | 99.799247 | 99.09937 |
| Jun-2011 | 99.757564 | 99.07701 |
Notes: Data on predicted ARRA grants comes from Wilson 2012, while median employment growth is measured relative to March 2009 and is taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Current Employment Statistics (CES) data series.
Source: Author’s replication of figure from Wilson 2012