The Fa(c)ulty Resolution: Part 2

Claim:

The Florida job structure rates 44^th in the nation. Florida’s income per resident is well below the national average. Florida’s substandard educational system produces substandard jobs and wages.

Response:

This is perhaps the most incredible claim of all. Michigan’s GDP is in the lowest quintile in the nation. Florida’s is the highest. Florida’s GDP of $673,274 (in millions) with less than a third more people is nearly twice Michigan’s $376,000 (in millions). Florida’s average growth rate from 1997-2005 ranked it third in the nation, Michigan was 48^th. (U.S. Dept. of Commerce). According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Florida is at full employment at 3.1%. Michigan’s unemployment is nearly twice as high at 6.9%.