DATA
Enter
SOURCES: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, US CENSUS BUREAU, FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, POLITIFACT, THINK PROGRESS
Massachusetts
Economy
Under Romney
HUFFINGTON
10.21.12
Despite what politicians might claim
during good times and deny during bad,
no one individual is responsible for the
ebbs and flows of the overall economy.
But as Republican presidential candidate
Mitt Romney has made his economic
record as governor of Massachusetts
a centerpiece of his campaign, it’s well
worth taking a look at the raw numbers.
Below, Huffington has charted several key
economic indicators in Massachusetts
and nine other states with similar size
populations from 2002, the year before
Romney became governor, to 2007, the
year he left office. — John Stephens
WA
7%
6%
TN
MA
IN
5% MO
WI
MN
4%
AZ
3%
2%
2002
U NEMPLOYMENT
MD
UNEMPLOYMENT
Under Gov. Romney, Massachusetts unemployment was nearly unchanged between 2002,
the year before he took office, and when he left.
2003
STATE DEBT
2004
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME
TAP THE CATEGORIES
VA
2005
MEDIAN HOME PRICES
2006
2007
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT