Right-to-work states see greater personal income growth

By James H. Hohman | Michigan Capitol Confidetial

The 2013 state personal income data was released recently and it has some good news for Michigan.

The state had the 9th best performance among the states from 2012 to 2013. While it’s unclear how much of a role the passage of the right-to-work law had in the performance, it is worth a look at the trends between states with a right-to-work law and those without one.

In both personal income and in population growth, right-to-work states clearly have an advantage. From 2012 to 2013, right-to-work states grew their personal incomes by 2.8 percent and their populations by 0.9 percent. Non-right-to-work states grew their personal incomes by 2.4 percent and their populations by 0.4 percent.

at Michigan Capitol Confidential.