As of September 30, 2011

  • $7.47 billion in awards to state agencies

  • 97% - $7.21 billion of awards committed by state agencies

  • 94% - $6.81 billion of committed awards spent by state agencies, including $1.74 billion spent on 318 fully completed projects and programs 1

    • $4.43 billion spent on direct benefits (Unemployment Insurance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Medicaid, and other Safety Net Programs)

    • $2.77 billion spent on programs and infrastructure projects through state agencies

  • 8,191 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs funded by ARRA reported to the federal government between July 1 and September 30, 2011 with an additional 89 FTEs not subject to federal reporting, for a total of 8,281 FTEs for the quarter

  • 20,412 actual individual workers reflected in this quarter's funded FTE count

  • 10,206 2 estimated indirect jobs created or retained

  • 30,618 estimated total employment impact (21,550 direct and 10,775 indirect)

  • Over 91,000 individuals received an ARRA funded paycheck between February 17, 2009 and September 30, 2011.

 

Footnotes:

1 For more detailed project and program information, please visit Completed ARRA Projects in Massachusetts xls format of Completed ARRA Projects in Massachusetts

2 Using a multiplier of 1.5