Subj : Re: Trump Counties Recovering Better
To   : Mike Powell
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Thu Oct 06 2022 20:06:37

On 06 Oct 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
 MP> Trump-supporting counties are doing better recovering jobs than those
 MP> that voted for Biden
 MP> They go on to draw the conclusion that this is because blue areas have
 MP> higher populations and therefore lost more jobs which, of course,
 MP> ignores that they are comparing percentages of lost jobs recovered and
 MP> not total populations.
 MP> I am guessing it is more likely state and local policies in these areas
 MP> that are helping in their faster recovery.

Areas with higher populations also have higher population densities, which
implies that they are urban vs. rural and, as such, have different *types* of
jobs.

Jeff.

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