We don’t like to always pick on California (OK, we actually do!), but the latest jobs data by state illustrate just what has gone wrong in the Golden State, and much of the rest of blue state America. They have become overly reliant on government for growth.

Here’s a picture that’s worth a thousand words:

Over the past two years, our largest state has lost almost 200,000 private sector jobs and gained almost half a million direct and indirect government jobs. Once the capital of innovation and tech, California is in danger of becoming a functionary of big government. Sad.