NEWS months ago. New York Times: “New Orleans Mayor Moves Past Failed Recall Effort, but Unease Persists.” And adds: “LaToya Cantrell remains in office, but frustration among residents has continued to spread as crime remains high and basic services sputter.” The Big Easy though, compared with other states, isn’t the prime of unease. Poorest is Detroit; most crime-infested, St. Louis; highest unemployment rate, Nevada at 5.5 percent. NO isn’t even in the Top 10 in those categories.
News has a way at singling out certain targets and then blurs the larger picture. Detroit is the poorest city in the United States with a median income of $27,838. Poverty rate, 37.9 percent; unemployment rate, 19.8 percent. Joblessness in this famous Michigan city is the highest of anywhere else in the nation and more than five times higher than the national unemployment rate.
New Orleans isn’t even in the top ten poorest. The rest: Cleveland, Dayton OH), Hartford CT, Rochester NY, Newark NJ, Jackson MS, Syracuse NY, Birmingham AL, and Springfield MA.
Ten highest crime cities in the United States? St. Louis, Detroit, Baltimore, Memphis, Little Rock, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Albuquerque. No NO.
In June 2023, Nevada and the District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rates of any state in the United States. The unemployment rate in Nevada was 5.4 percent, and 5.1 percent in the District of Columbia. California also had a high unemployment rate, reaching 4.6 percent during the same time period. Louisiana is not in the Top 10. 🗽🇺🇸🗽
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