Wow, New York, #50; California, #47. Never saw that coming. I thought California's budget crisis was over and was now one of the rich states. Any other surprises? Minnesota in the second column, #44 -- far below Alabama (#20); Mississippi (#24); Louisiana (#27); and Arkansas (#22) -- pretty much worse off than the old confederacy. What gives?
Of interest (state, economic performance rank [backward-looking]; economic outlook rank [forward-looking]):
- California (crying): 20; 47
- Connecticut (hmmm): 50; 40
- Florida (has swallowed the red pill): 17; 6
- Hawaii (oh, oh): 21; 45
- Idaho (wow): 12; 2
- Illinois (bad, and getting worse): 46; 48
- Indiana (wow): 30; 3
- Iowa (not looking good; despite all that wind energy): 18; 29
- Massachusetts ("M" for mediocre): 15; 25
- Michigan ("M" for aMazing): 47; 18
- Minnesota ("M" for madness): 22; 44
- Montana ("M" for misery): 9; 43
- New Jersey: 49; 46
- New York (one word: Bill, as in de Blasio): 19; 50
- North Dakota: 3; 4
- Oregon ("O" for oh-oh): 6; 41
- South Carolina: 7; 33
- Texas (never saw this coming): 1; 14
- Washington (like Oregon): 2; 37
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