Before Gov. Chris Christie headed to Wisconsin Tuesday to help Gov. Scott Walker succeed in the upcoming recall election there, New Jersey State Sen. Barbara Buono offered a dark snapshot of the employment picture in the Badger State.
In a news release issued Monday, Buono, a Democrat representing part of Middlesex County, offered this statistic: "Wisconsin lost more jobs over the past 12 months than any other state."....POLITIFACT: STATEMENT TRUE
GOOD JOB GOV Hate labor Walker....your doing a great job for Wisconsins Rich and Corporations WHO YOU GAVE TAX CUTS with the money you took off of PUBLIC WORKERS.....I just love the teaparty...
PolitiFact N.J.: With Christie to campaign for Walker, a state senator claimed Wisconsin led nation in job losses | NJ.com
I just read a little bit more on the job losses in WI. Apparently, most of the job losses were in the public sector. However, their unemployment rate still decreased by a decent amount and new business starts have increased. Once everything shakes out due to public sector reductions, I would expect hiring numbers to increase. Seems like these are primarily changes due to the prior administration causing bloat in the government that is now being dealt with.
Walker is a fail...just like Kashich in Ohio...he attacked public workers who are middle class workers and gave tax cut to the richest in wisc and corporations...that is reverse robin hood in its purest form and all he accomplished is lose jobs whether they be public or private and give the rich a tax cut...that is the mantra of the koch brothers teaparty...and he deserves all the recall and payback he can get.
Beyond just agreeing with my opinion, it provides more of an explanation then many on the left, who just want to scream about "Walker".University of Wisconsin professor of economics Andrew Reschovsky said while the losses in the public sector are consistent with the Walker administration’s policies, the losses in the private sector are more of a mystery.
“I wish I could say I know what is causing the private sector job losses,” Reschovsky said. “The evidence suggests that there is nothing that Walker’s administration is doing specifically to cause a slow in growth.”
Reschovsky said one of the reasons the state could be lagging behind other states is because of the diverse nature of the state’s economy. He said the state brings in a lot of business from Europe, which is currently undergoing a financial crisis of its own.
An important thing to keep in mind, Reschovsky said, is there is only so much that can be done at the state level to encourage job growth and that politicians are likely to receive credit or criticism for changes they do not have complete control over.
I just read a little bit more on the job losses in WI. Apparently, most of the job losses were in the public sector. However, their unemployment rate still decreased by a decent amount and new business starts have increased. Once everything shakes out due to public sector reductions, I would expect hiring numbers to increase. Seems like these are primarily changes due to the prior administration causing bloat in the government that is now being dealt with.
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Original Data Value
Series Id: LASST55000003
Seasonally Adjusted
Area: Wisconsin
Area Type: Statewide
State/Region/Division: Wisconsin
Years: 2002 to 2012
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009 7.2 7.8 8.4 8.8 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1
2010 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.8
2011 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.0
2012 6.9 6.9 6.8
Walker is a fail...just like Kashich in Ohio...he attacked public workers who are middle class workers and gave tax cut to the richest in wisc and corporations...that is reverse robin hood in its purest form and all he accomplished is lose jobs whether they be public or private and give the rich a tax cut...that is the mantra of the koch brothers teaparty...and he deserves all the recall and payback he can get.
The state Department of Workforce Development reported job losses in each of the last six months of 2011; the numbers saw an uptick in January and February, but fell again in March.
Since Walker took office in January 2011, the state of Wisconsin has gained just 5,900 private-sector jobs.
Read more: Scott Walker is talking a lot less now about his pledge to create 250,000 new jobs
Walker promised 250,000 new jobs by the end of his first term.
Walker promised 250,000 new jobs by the end of his first term.
There you go again, you just can't keep simple things like DATES in order.January 2010 when Walker took office
There you go again, you just can't keep simple things like DATES in order.
I'll give you another chance, 'ol link maniac.
Swing and a miss, strike two!I gave you the dates, January 2010 when Walker took office and March 2012. the information comes from BLS.gov. Home, unemployment, state and local unemployment, Wisconsin
Swing and a miss, strike two!
STRIKE 3!!!! YOU ARE OUTTA HERE!!!!Sorry to actually confuse you with facts that disagree with what you have been told. You buy what you are told from sources you want to trust but doubt anything from anyone else. why don't you verify the data I gave you?
Local Area Unemployment Statistics Home Page
STRIKE 3!!!! YOU ARE OUTTA HERE!!!!
(note: the correct answer was "Gov Walker entered office in Jan 2011", thanks for playing, better luck next time.)
The state Department of Workforce Development reported job losses in each of the last six months of 2011; the numbers saw an uptick in January and February, but fell again in March.
Since Walker took office in January 2011, the state of Wisconsin has gained just 5,900 private-sector jobs.
Scott Walker is talking a lot less now about his pledge to create 250,000 new jobs
Walker promised 250,000 new jobs by the end of his first term.
Hiring? Little to none. I do know that getting rid of govt workers at a time of little private hiring makes the situation worse. Even Reagan knew that.What effect do you think the recall election is having on hiring in Wisconsin?
Hiring? Little to none. I do know that getting rid of govt workers at a time of little private hiring makes the situation worse. Even Reagan knew that.
But there is where your theory about the executive controlling the economy breaks down, for the same time period, US unemployment levels improved at virtually the same rate as WI: -0.7%, -0.8%.Yet employment is up and unemployment down, why would anyone kick out a governor with those results? You want to give a President with the opposite results four more years.
But there is where your theory about the executive controlling the economy breaks down, for the same time period, US unemployment levels improved at virtually the same rate as WI: -0.7%, -0.8%.
I just read a little bit more on the job losses in WI. Apparently, most of the job losses were in the public sector. However, their unemployment rate still decreased by a decent amount and new business starts have increased. Once everything shakes out due to public sector reductions, I would expect hiring numbers to increase. Seems like these are primarily changes due to the prior administration causing bloat in the government that is now being dealt with.
Chief Executive Magazine tells a different story. If it weren't for states like TX, Wisconsin, and others with Republican Governors the national rate wouldn't be where it is today.
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