Does Scott Walker Have a Jobs Problem?

[applegrove]

Does Scott Walker Have a Jobs Problem?

By Betsy Woodruff at Slate

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/03/20/scott_walker_wisconsin_s_low_job_creation_numbers_could_be_a_problem_for.html

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The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages shows Wisconsin tying with Vermont and Iowa for 38th place in the nation for creating jobs. In the previous quarter, Wisconsin was 31st in the nation for job creation. So that’s a tumble, from low to lower. In its coverage, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel notes that in the Midwest, Wisconsin and Iowa are tied for last place in creating private sector jobs.

This could present some challenges for the Republican governor and likely 2016 presidential contender. And this quarter’s numbers aren’t the only vulnerability for Walker when it comes to his economic record. The governor famously promised during his 2010 campaign that the state would create 250,000 private-sector jobs if he got elected. That didn’t happen. Instead, as the Capital Times reports, the state saw 137,400 new private-sector jobs in Walker’s first gubernatorial term—a little more than half of what he promised.

That’s not to suggest that Wisconsin employment numbers are all bad news. The state’s unemployment rate has been falling since the governor was elected in 2010, and it’s below the national average.


AshLee Strong, press secretary for Walker’s PAC, Our American Revival, touted the state’s economic record under the governor.



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[postulater]

1. Local news just announced Wells Fargo laying off 1000 people in Milwaukee.

Yay Walker, the job creator.

Actually the excuse for the layoffs is that the economy is doing so much better that the 'distressed financial services' industry is not so busy.

[Gothmog]

2. Walker has a weak record to run on