It is still a brutal job market out there. Here’s an example of how the stimulus has helped in one community but the White House should be doing much more talking about it. They probably should have invested in a larger stimulus as well instead of giving in to the too few Republicans.

Five states posted jobless rates above 12% in August, according to federal data released Friday. California, Nevada and Rhode Island each hit record-high rates, the Labor Department said. Michigan led the nation in unemployment, with a rate of 15.2%, while Nevada was next at 13.2% and Rhode Island was third at 12.8%. California and Oregon were tied for the fourth spot, each with unemployment at 12.2%.

Notice how the housing bust states haven’t bounced back with the same gusto as the Wall Street bankers who sold the trash?