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State and cities are sitting on abundant State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) allocations that could be used to hire public-sector workers: Share of state and local SLFRF allocations spent and change in state and local government employment, February 2020—November 2022
| State | Share of state allocation spent | Share of local spent | Percentage change in state government jobs, February 2020—November 2022 | Percentage change in local government employment, February 2020—November 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 16.0% | 16.4% | -2.2% | -0.1% |
| Alaska | 79.6% | 31.4% | -4.0% | -1.2% |
| Arizona | 46.0% | 27.3% | -2.5% | -3.5% |
| Arkansas | 34.8% | 24.2% | -2.4% | -1.8% |
| California | 72.7% | 32.9% | 1.6% | -4.6% |
| Colorado | 21.2% | 17.7% | -3.8% | -0.8% |
| Connecticut | 15.4% | 19.6% | -6.4% | -2.2% |
| Delaware | 17.3% | 18.2% | -3.0% | -1.1% |
| Washington D.C. | 15.6% | |||
| Florida | 6.8% | 33.8% | -6.8% | -2.3% |
| Georgia | 5.2% | 23.2% | -4.2% | -0.4% |
| Hawaii | 66.6% | 6.2% | -9.0% | -1.6% |
| Idaho | 13.0% | 7.4% | 6.5% | 1.1% |
| Illinois | 61.9% | 25.5% | -5.0% | -5.1% |
| Indiana | 26.1% | 11.9% | -2.3% | -1.9% |
| Iowa | 20.6% | 14.8% | -1.9% | -0.8% |
| Kansas | 23.1% | 26.1% | -6.7% | -3.0% |
| Kentucky | 48.7% | 23.1% | -5.6% | -0.3% |
| Louisiana | 40.6% | 22.1% | -4.6% | -8.1% |
| Maine | 16.9% | 8.5% | -11.5% | -1.3% |
| Maryland | 68.9% | 23.6% | 3.6% | -1.6% |
| Massachusetts | 30.6% | 18.2% | -4.2% | -0.3% |
| Michigan | 25.3% | 11.5% | -9.0% | -3.2% |
| Minnesota | 84.4% | 21.8% | -3.1% | -4.3% |
| Mississippi | 0.2% | 13.4% | -8.0% | -3.0% |
| Missouri | 1.6% | 16.1% | -2.0% | -2.8% |
| Montana | 7.4% | 12.5% | -6.1% | -1.6% |
| Nebraska | 3.5% | 42.6% | -1.6% | -1.5% |
| Nevada | 16.3% | 49.6% | -5.6% | -3.2% |
| New Hampshire | 8.9% | 19.9% | -16.2% | -4.8% |
| New Jersey | 10.0% | 34.2% | -5.6% | -2.9% |
| New Mexico | 39.1% | 22.6% | 0.6% | -6.2% |
| New York | 35.3% | 46.9% | -5.9% | -0.9% |
| North Carolina | 28.3% | 20.5% | -4.5% | -0.9% |
| North Dakota | 22.3% | 14.3% | -0.9% | 1.7% |
| Ohio | 28.4% | 25.1% | -11.9% | -3.3% |
| Oklahoma | 0.2% | 12.1% | -3.3% | -1.6% |
| Oregon | 40.6% | 30.6% | 4.6% | -0.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 69.1% | 22.2% | -9.2% | -4.1% |
| Rhode Island | 23.3% | 17.3% | -6.3% | -0.9% |
| South Carolina | 0.0% | 26.3% | 2.9% | -4.4% |
| South Dakota | 0.8% | 28.1% | -3.8% | 1.2% |
| Tennessee | 2.9% | 28.3% | -4.2% | -1.4% |
| Texas | 58.6% | 19.5% | -1.7% | -0.1% |
| Utah | 40.6% | 21.9% | -3.6% | 1.7% |
| Vermont | 11.5% | 25.1% | -2.7% | -4.3% |
| Virginia | 37.1% | 24.2% | -1.9% | -2.3% |
| Washington | 23.7% | 19.7% | -6.0% | -1.6% |
| West Virginia | 24.7% | 26.8% | -7.8% | 4.0% |
| Wisconsin | 32.1% | 14.4% | -5.8% | -3.7% |
| Wyoming | 23.6% | 26.9% | -4.1% | -2.8% |
Note: State and local allocation data as of October 2022.
Source: EPI analysis of SLFRF project and expenditure reporting data and Current Employment Statistics data.
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