Then consider Oregon ....
'Help Wanted' counting stimulus jobs
PORTLAND, Ore. — How much are politicians straining to convince people that the government is stimulating the economy? In Oregon, where lawmakers are spending $176 million to supplement the federal stimulus, Democrats are taking credit for a remarkable feat: creating 3,236 new jobs in the program's first three months. ....
But those jobs lasted on average only 35 hours, or about one work week. After that, those workers were effectively back unemployed ......
Hourly cost of creating 3,236 jobs for 35 hours?
$1,554