Why are red states hiring so much faster than blue states?

Is more better? Most people and media seem to think so, but there is much than meets the eye

In response to a Washington Post data report, published May 29, 2023:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/26/hiring-red-blue-states/

My first thought is percentages are always exaggerated when the actual numbers are smaller to begin with.

But having lived in both bright blue and bright red areas over the past 15 years, I sensed this a long time…