And there is a pattern that emerges: States that voted for Trump have seen an average drop in their unemployment rates that’s twice that of blue states. Eight of 21 blue states (and D.C.) saw increases in unemployment or no change relative to January 2017. Only four of 30 red states are in the same position. Averaging those changes shows that the average drop in red states was twice that of blue states. On average, blue states had unemployment rates of 4.3 percent in January of 2017, compared with a red state average of 4.6.

Source: Washington Post February 23, 2018 17:36 UTC