Story from 2009: http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/moneyinvesting/credit/debt/most-debt-ridden-states-america
Was the 2nd article I found.
For worst job growth my search turned up about the first 10 links from factchecker.org and something with the word political in it so I skipped those. About 16th down was this, also from 2009.
http://chiefexecutive.net/ceos-select-best-worst-states-for-job-growth-and-business
hahahahahha awesome, the only thing that would make him more badass would be if he was wearing a catchers mitt