Table 2

Job impact by state of implementing the Buffett Rule (S. 2059) and dedicating the revenue to infrastructure investments, 2013−2017

2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017*
Total 42,756 87,420 91,543 97,008 102,291
Alabama 700 1,430 1,498 1,587 1,674
Alaska 113 231 242 256 270
Arizona 752 1,537 1,609 1,705 1,798
Arkansas 434 888 929 985 1,039
California 3,569 7,296 7,640 8,097 8,538
Colorado 725 1,482 1,552 1,645 1,734
Connecticut 377 771 808 856 903
Delaware 143 293 307 325 343
District of Columbia 274 560 586 621 655
Florida 2,218 4,536 4,749 5,033 5,307
Georgia 1,313 2,685 2,812 2,980 3,142
Hawaii 204 416 436 462 487
Idaho 219 449 470 498 525
Illinois 1,797 3,674 3,847 4,077 4,299
Indiana 1,067 2,182 2,284 2,421 2,553
Iowa 577 1,180 1,236 1,309 1,381
Kansas 483 987 1,034 1,096 1,155
Kentucky 682 1,395 1,461 1,548 1,632
Louisiana 714 1,460 1,529 1,620 1,708
Maine 221 451 473 501 528
Maryland 707 1,445 1,514 1,604 1,691
Massachusetts 926 1,894 1,984 2,102 2,217
Michigan 1,369 2,799 2,931 3,106 3,275
Minnesota 887 1,813 1,898 2,012 2,121
Mississippi 410 838 877 930 981
Missouri 972 1,987 2,081 2,205 2,325
Montana 162 331 347 368 388
Nebraska 359 733 768 814 858
Nevada 359 733 768 814 858
New Hampshire 201 411 430 456 481
New Jersey 932 1,906 1,996 2,115 2,230
New Mexico 298 609 638 676 713
New York 2,615 5,346 5,598 5,932 6,255
North Carolina 1,388 2,838 2,972 3,149 3,321
North Dakota 162 330 346 367 387
Ohio 1,876 3,836 4,017 4,257 4,488
Oklahoma 587 1,201 1,258 1,333 1,405
Oregon 575 1,176 1,232 1,305 1,376
Pennsylvania 1,990 4,069 4,261 4,515 4,761
Rhode Island 155 317 331 351 370
South Carolina 681 1,393 1,459 1,546 1,630
South Dakota 160 326 342 362 382
Tennessee 973 1,990 2,084 2,209 2,329
Texas 3,474 7,103 7,438 7,882 8,311
Utah 443 905 948 1,004 1,059
Vermont 106 217 228 241 254
Virginia 1,099 2,246 2,352 2,493 2,629
Washington 899 1,838 1,925 2,040 2,151
West Virginia 298 609 638 676 713
Wisconsin 1,009 2,064 2,161 2,290 2,415
Wyoming 103 211 221 234 247

* Assuming economy remains below full employment

Source: Author's analysis of Citizens for Tax Justice 2008, Fieldhouse and Thiess 2012, and Bureau of Labor Statistics 2012

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