The stimulus was designed to protect government jobs.
The Obama administration is government of, by and for government employees unions.
Considering that DC and North Dakota were the only places to gain jobs, and North Dakota's gain was less than 1/2 of what the DC managed, I think that is a fair statement. Further considering that DC's population is about 592,000 (2008), while ND's is 642,000, that is a fair statement indeed.
It would be interesting to know what ND's gains were. Probably something unusual having little or nothing to do with the so called stimulus. ND does have two 'rat Sinators and their single Rep is a 'Rat as well.