Sources and Methodology

National Statistics

  1. Jobs created under President Biden: The jobs created figure comes from subtracting the total number of jobs at the end of January 2021 from the most recent month’s report. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, “All Employees, Total Nonfarm (PAYEMS),” available at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAYEMS (last accessed August 2021). 
  2. Projected economic growth under President Biden: David Lawder, “U.S. CBO doubles growth forecast to 7.4%; sees slight drop in federal deficit,” Reuters, July 1, 2021, available at https://www.reuters.com/business/us-cbo-projects-2021-deficit-3-trillion-sees-stronger-growth-2021-07-01/.
  3. Adult vaccination rate (at least one shot): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “COVID-19 Vaccinations in the United States, Jurisdictions,” available at https://data.cdc.gov/Vaccinations/COVID-19-Vaccinations-in-the-United-States-Jurisdi/unsk-b7fc (last accessed August 2021).
  4. American Rescue Plan direct payments received: U.S. Department of the Treasury, “Treasury & IRS Release State-by-State Data on Third Round of Economic Impact Payments Totaling Nearly $390 Billion,” Press release, June 29, 2021, available at https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0248.
  5. Children benefiting from monthly tax cuts: Internal Revenue Service, “IRS, Treasury announce families of 88 percent of children in the U.S. to automatically receive monthly payment of refundable Child Tax Credit,” Press release, May 17, 2021, available at https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-treasury-announce-families-of-88-percent-of-children-in-the-us-to-automatically-receive-monthly-payment-of-refundable-child-tax-credit.
  6. Wage growth under President Biden: The wage growth figure comes from subtracting the hourly average wage in January 2021 from the most recent month’s reported average hourly wage. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, “Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private [CES0500000003],” available at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES0500000003 (last accessed August 2021).
  7. Taxpayers who will pay more under President Biden’s Build Back Better plan: Steve Wamhoff and Matthew Gardner, “President’s Proposed Income Tax rate hike and capital gains change would affect 1 percent of taxpayers” (Washington: Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, 2021), available at https://itep.org/income-tax-increases-in-the-presidents-american-families-plan/. 

 

State Statistics

  1. Jobs created under President Biden: The jobs created figure comes from subtracting the total number of jobs at the end of January 2021 from the most recent month’s report. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, “All Employees, Total Nonfarm (PAYEMS), available at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAYEMS (last accessed August 2021).
  2. American Rescue Plan direct payments received: U.S. Department of the Treasury, “Treasury & IRS Release State-by-State Data on Third Round of Economic Impact Payments Totaling Nearly $390 Billion,” Press release, June 29, 2021, available at https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0248.
  3. Unemployment rate: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, “Unemployment Rate by State,” available at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ALU (last accessed August 2021).
  4. Wage growth: The wage growth figure comes from subtracting hourly average wage in January 2021 from the most recent month’s reported average hourly wage. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, “Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees: Total Private by State,” available at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SMU01000000500000003 (last accessed August 2021).
  5. Adult vaccination rate (at least one shot): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “COVID-19 Vaccinations in the United States, Jurisdiction,” available at https://data.cdc.gov/Vaccinations/COVID-19-Vaccinations-in-the-United-States-Jurisdi/unsk-b7fc (last accessed August 2021).
  6. Children benefiting from monthly tax cuts: U.S. Department of the Treasury, “By State: Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Distributed in July, 2021” (Washington: 2021), available at https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/131/Advance-CTC-Payments-Disbursed-July-2021-by-State-07142021.pdf.
  7. Average reduction in Affordable Care Act health care premiums for a family of four: Tara Straw and others, “Health Provisions in House Relief Bill Would Improve Access to Health Coverage During COVID Crisis” (Washington: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2021), available at https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/health-provisions-in-house-relief-bill-would-improve-access-to-health-coverage.
  8. American Rescue Plan votes:  U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Clerk, “Roll Call 72 | Bill Number: H.R. 1319,” March 10, 2021, available at https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202172; U.S. Senate, “Roll Call Vote 117th Congress – 1st Session, On the Passage of the Bill H.R. 1319, As Amended,” March 6, 2021, available at https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00110.
  9. Taxpayers who will pay more under President Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan: Steve Wamhoff and Matthew Gardner, “President’s Proposed Income Tax rate hike and capital gains change would affect 1 percent of taxpayers” (Washington: Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, 2021), available at https://itep.org/income-tax-increases-in-the-presidents-american-families-plan/.
  10. Permanent monthly tax cuts through the child tax credit: White House, “White House Releases Fact Sheets to Highlight Nationwide Need and Impact of the American Families Plan,” Press release, May 6, 2021, available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/05/06/white-house-releases-fact-sheets-to-highlight-nationwide-need-and-impact-of-the-american-families-plan/.
  11. Paid family and medical leave: White House, “Fact Sheet: The American Families Plan,” April 28, 2021, available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/28/fact-sheet-the-american-families-plan/; A Better Balance Work and Family Legal Center, “Overview of Paid Family & Medical Leave Laws in the United States” (New York: 2021), available at https://www.abetterbalance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/CombinedPFMLChart-May-2021.pdf.
  12. Annual child care savings for families with two young children: The data were calculated by averaging the total cost of child care (whether center- or home-based) for a family with an infant and a 4-year-old and determining the savings if that cost were capped at 7 percent of a married couple’s annual income as proposed in the American Families Plan. Child Care Aware, “Child Care Data for All 50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico” (Arlington, VA: 2020), available at https://www.childcareaware.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020StateFactSheets-UPDATE-AllStates-09242020.pdf?utm_campaign=Picking%20Up%20The%20Pieces&utm_source=52%20SFS%20%20PDF; White House, “Fact Sheet: The American Families Plan,” Press release, April 28, 2021, available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/28/fact-sheet-the-american-families-plan/.
  13. Home care jobs created: Lenore Palladino and Chirag Lala, “The Economic Effects of Investing in Quality Care Jobs and Paid Family and Medical Leave” (Amherst, MA: Political Economy Research Institute, 2021), available at https://peri.umass.edu/component/k2/item/1465-the-economic-effects-of-investing-in-quality-care-jobs-and-paid-family-and-medical-leave.
  14. Infrastructure jobs saved or created: Anthony P. Carnevale and Nicole Smith, “15 million infrastructure jobs, an economic shot in the arm to the COVID-19 recession” (Washington: Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy and Center on Education and the Workforce, 2021), available at https://1gyhoq479ufd3yna29x7ubjn-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/cew-15_million_infrastructure_jobs-full_report.pdf.
  15. Miles of road and bridges repaired: The data were reached by multiplying state miles of road in poor condition, as outlined in White House state fact sheets, by 11.56 percent—the percentage of roads the American Jobs Plan proposes to fix. The same was done for bridges, multiplying the state’s number of bridges in need of repair by 22 percent—the percentage of bridges the American Jobs Plan proposes to repair. White House, “Fact Sheet: The American Jobs Plan,” March 31, 2021, available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/31/fact-sheet-the-american-jobs-plan/; White House, “White House Releases State-by-State Fact Sheets to Highlight Nationwide Need for the American Jobs Plan,” Press release, March 31, 2021, available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/12/white-house-releases-state-by-state-fact-sheets-to-highlight-nationwide-need-for-the-american-jobs-plan/.
  16. Lead pipes: White House, “Fact Sheet: The American Jobs Plan,” March 31, 2021, available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/31/fact-sheet-the-american-jobs-plan/.
  17. Broadband coverage: White House, “Fact Sheet: The American Jobs Plan,” March 31, 2021, available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/31/fact-sheet-the-american-jobs-plan/.
  18. Community college access: White House, “White House Releases Fact Sheets to Highlight Nationwide Need and Impact of the American Families Plan,” Press release, May 6, 2021, available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/05/06/white-house-releases-fact-sheets-to-highlight-nationwide-need-and-impact-of-the-american-families-plan/.
  19. High-quality, affordable pre-K: White House, “White House Releases Fact Sheets to Highlight Nationwide Need and Impact of the American Families Plan,” Press release, May 6, 2021, available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/05/06/white-house-releases-fact-sheets-to-highlight-nationwide-need-and-impact-of-the-american-families-plan/.
  20. Workforce development and training for dislocated workers: Andrew Kreigbaum and others, “Biden Targets $100 Billion in Plan to Aid Downturn-Hit Workers,” Bloomberg Law, April 1, 2021, available at https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/biden-targets-100-billion-in-plan-to-aid-downturn-hit-workers.
  21. Reduction in air pollution: White House, “Fact Sheet: President Biden Sets 2030 Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Target Aimed at Creating Good-Paying Union Jobs and Securing U.S. Leadership on Clean Energy Technologies,” April 22, 2021, available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/22/fact-sheet-president-biden-sets-2030-greenhouse-gas-pollution-reduction-target-aimed-at-creating-good-paying-union-jobs-and-securing-u-s-leadership-on-clean-energy-technologies/.
  22. Climate and energy jobs and investments: E2, “Build Back Better, Faster: How a federal stimulus focusing on clean energy can create millions of jobs and restart America’s economy” (Washington: 2020), available at https://e2.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/E2E4-Build-Back-Better-Faster-Stimulus-Projection-Report-July-2020.pdf.