Thursday, 16 October 2025

States in Recession?

I asked AI (Grok) what US states are in recession and the primary reason for each state.

1.  Connecticut: Tariff issues and enforcement of immigration (affects manufacturing and related industries). 

2. Delaware: Same reason as Conn.

3.  District of Columbia: fed-layoffs, funding cuts across the city, ongoing  gov't shutdown, high unemployment (6-plus percent), and business decline in general. 

4. Georgia: Over-reliance on manufacturing, agriculture, transportation (including a major port), and distribution, hit hard by tariffs and immigration enforcement.  I should add...a very weakened Atlanta economy due to reduced population inflows and softening housing market. 

5.  Illinois: Large manufacturing sector affected by increased tariffs and slowed immigration. 

6.  Iowa: Agriculture sector spiraling due to the trade war from tariffs. 

7.  Kansas: High exposure to agriculture, impacted by tariffs and immigration-worker problems. 

8.  Maine: Impacts from increased tariffs and slowed immigration affecting industries like manufacturing and agriculture. 

9.  Maryland: Fed layoffs hurt....funding cuts, and the gov't shutdown is damaging the economy.  

10.  Massachusetts:  Impacts from increased tariffs and slowed immigration affecting manufacturing and related sectors. 

11.  Minnesota: state reliance on manufacturing, agriculture, and related industries hit by tariffs and immigration enforcement.  

12.  Mississippi: Agriculture and manufacturing sectors affected by tariffs and immigration enforcement. 

13.  Montana: Mining and agriculture industries impacted by tariffs and immigration enforcement.  

14.  New Hampshire:  Impacts from increased tariffs and immigration enforcement. 

15.  New Jersey: Impacts from increased tariffs and immigration enforcement affecting manufacturing, transportation, and distribution. 

16.  Oregon: Large manufacturing industry hit by increased tariffs. I might also lay into Portland tourism taking a massive hit, with several dozen Portland businesses saying 'enough'...leaving.

17.  Rhode Island: Impacts from increased tariffs and immigration enforcement affecting manufacturing and related sectors. 

18.  South Dakota: High exposure to agriculture, impacted by tariffs. 

19.  Virginia: Hurt by federal layoffs, funding cuts, and government shutdown in nearby D.C. 

20.  Washington: Manufacturing and trade-related sectors affected by tariffs and immigration enforcement.  

21.  West Virginia: Mining and energy sectors hit by policy impacts including tariffs and enforcement of immigration. 

22. Wyoming: Mining and energy industries affected by tariffs and enforcement of immigration. 

So, let me  state the obvious here over four key things.  First, most of these states were banging away from 1990 to present, with illegal labor....showing remarkable profit, while pretending they were legit.  Second, a lot of these states used illegal labor for farm work (chicken-houses, etc), and paid crap wages with no benefits.  Third, California should have been on the list, but avoided it.  Finally, in remote regions (rural areas)....they need to hustle up manpower that doesn't exist, and I doubt that most realize the mess confronting them currently.

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