Scatterplot: Infrastructure Spending in Stimulus Bill vs Unemployment Rate

by Jennifer LaFleur

January 26, 2009, 12:59 pm

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ProPublica analyzed proposed transportation and infrastructure funding in the House Democratsâ version of the stimulus bill, comparing per capita spending by state to each stateâs unemployment rate. With the exception of Alaska, the analysis suggest that less spending is targeted at states with higher unemployment.
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<p>Each dot represents a state. Scroll your mouse over a dot to see unemployment rates and per capita spending.</p>
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Note: Excludes outliers Alaska and Washington, D.C.; Sources: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau
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Infrastructure Spending in Stimulus Bill vs Unemployment Rate

by Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica – January 26, 2008 3:00 pm EST

ProPublica analyzed proposed transportation and infrastructure funding in the House Democratsâ version of the stimulus bill, comparing per capita spending by state to each stateâs unemployment rate. With the exception of Alaska, the analysis suggest that less spending is targeted at states with higher unemployment.

Each dot represents a state. Scroll your mouse over a dot to see unemployment rates and per capita spending.

Note: Excludes outliers Alaska and Washington, D.C.; Sources: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau

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