Unemployment rates spike in Democrat-led states as residents flee liberal strongholds

By lauraharris // 2025-06-03

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Democrat-led Massachusetts and Connecticut saw the sharpest rises (0.3 percentage points), reaching 4.6 percent and 3.7 percent unemployment, respectively. Other states, including New Jersey, Ohio and Minnesota, also reported significant increases.
Michigan's manufacturing sector struggles highlight job losses due to automation, while Mississippi faces challenges from dwindling industries, poverty and brain drain.
The U.S. rate remained at 4.2 percent, with healthcare and warehousing job growth offset by declines in federal employment (linked to Trump-era cuts).
Analysts describe a rapid shift from a tight job market to a "job seeker's hellscape," with slowing hiring, fewer postings and employers regaining leverage.
All U.S. regions are expected to see rising unemployment, with the West (California, Nevada, Washington) hit hardest due to tech and professional services hiring freezes.

A new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has revealed that unemployment rates surged in several states between February and April 2024, with Democrat-led Massachusetts and Connecticut experiencing the sharpest increases. According to the data, Massachusetts saw its unemployment rate climb to 4.6 percent, while Connecticut's rose to 3.7 percent – both marking a 0.3 percentage point jump. Other states reporting significant increases included New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota and Arizona, each rising by 0.2 percentage points. Michigan, meanwhile, recorded a smaller 0.1 percentage point uptick amid ongoing struggles in its manufacturing sector. "Michigan's pain is automation's gain," said Michael Ryan, a finance expert and the founder of MichaelRyanMoney.com. "The state that built America's middle class is watching robots replace assembly line workers. When 20 percent of your jobs depend on an auto industry that's slashing human workers for silicon chips... Well, you're not just facing unemployment, it's more like extinction." Ryan also commented on Mississippi and attributed their struggles to dwindling industries and persistent poverty. "Mississippi's surge tells a different story of rural America getting left behind. Limited industry growth, persistent poverty and a brain drain that's bleeding talent. When your biggest employers are struggling with funding cuts, you're losing jobs and hope," Ryan said. Nationally, the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2 percent, though job growth in healthcare and warehousing was offset by declines in federal government employment, a result of Trump-era efforts to streamline bureaucracy. (Related: Insider memo reveals US unemployment rate exceeding 37 percent; 'Misery Index' worst in 30 years.)

Experts warn of "job seekers' hellscape" as unemployment surges

In response to the report, financial experts and labor analysts have predicted that the U.S. labor market is in freefall, with job openings collapsing and unemployment rising sharply across all regions. "The job market has shifted from feast to famine," Ryan said, claiming that the job market has rapidly deteriorated. "Hiring has slowed to a crawl, with companies taking longer to fill positions and job postings plummeting from post-pandemic peaks. I expect this to be the new normal. We're transitioning from an employer's nightmare to a job seeker's hellscape. Companies have regained leverage, and they're using it ruthlessly." Meanwhile, Kevin Thompson, CEO of 9i Capital Group and the host of the "9Innings" podcast, warned that outsourcing and automation continue to devastate traditional manufacturing jobs. "The driving force continues to be the economics of the manufacturing base, specifically automotive. As these jobs continue to be outsourced and automated, people in these regions will need to be retrained so they can enter the job market in different capacities, which will reduce the unemployment rate." In turn, Ryan expects a grim outlook: "Time for the great labor market reality check. All four Census regions will see unemployment rise as we enter below-trend growth. In my opinion, the West will get hammered hardest – with California, Nevada and Washington leading the charge as professional services and tech hiring freezes." Learn more about the unemployment crisis and the collapse of the American economy at Bubble.news. Watch this video that explains the link between unemployment and the Great Reset.

This video is from The Voice From the Car channel on Brighteon.com.

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