[FOX] States with Republican governors are leading the U.S. economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, while those run by Democrats — which tended to impose lengthier and stricter lockdowns on businesses — are faced with significantly higher unemployment rates. Labor Department data published last week shows the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates are all led by GOP governors — while the 10 states with the highest percentage of out-of-work Americans are run by Democratic governors.
Blue states including Nevada (7.7%), New York (7.6%), New Mexico (7.6%), California (7.6%) and New Jersey (7.3%) had substantially higher unemployment rates than the national average of 5.4% in July, the data shows. By comparison, red states — such as Nebraska (2.3%), Utah (2.6%), New Hampshire (2.9%), South Dakota (2.9%) and Idaho (3%) — were well below the national average.