From April 2008 to December 2009, New York’s unemployment rate hit a 26-year high. What percent of New Yorker’s were unemployed?





Answer C: Nearly 9% of New Yorkers were unemployed.

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In this time period, roughly how many private sector jobs were lost in New York?





Answer: D. 352,700 private sector jobs were lost in this time period in New York State.

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Where do New York’s state highway systems rank out of 50 states?





Answer: C. New York’s highway system ranks 46th out of 50, according to the Reason Foundation’s ranking based on “deficient bridges, urban traffic congestion, fatality rates, pavement condition on urban and rural Interstates and on major rural roads, and the number of unsafe narrow rural lanes.

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From 2006 through 2009, the number of loans to small businesses in New York State declined by what percentage?





Answer: C. Overall, loans to small businesses declined 54%. For loans under $100,000, the decline was approximately 63%.

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Based on metrics developed by the Economic Policy Institute, the “Jobs Now” tax credit that Andrew Cuomo is proposing would create how many jobs?





Answer: D. Andrew Cuomo’s “Jobs Now” tax credit would create over 165,000 jobs over a two-year period.

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