White House says Obama stimulus plan will create or save 206,000 jobs in Florida
February 17, 2009 at 11:46 am by Wayne GarciaAs Barack Obama signs the $787 billion economic stimulus plan that could likely define this term in office (and determine whether he gets a second), the White House marketing department and its proxies are busy selling it to the Amnerican public.
The bottom line, according to the White House and its economic advisors, is that the legislation’s spending provisions will create or save 206,000 jobs in Florida, second only to California (396,000) and Texas (269,000).
These are only estimates, the White House explains:
The estimates are derived from an analysis of the overall employment impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act conducted by Christina Romer, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, and Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist for the Vice President, and detailed estimates of the working age population, employment, and industrial composition of each state.
The full state-by-state list can be downloaded here.
