Gov. Scott Walker won a recall election contested largely on economic issues, but the state ranked in the bottom 20 percent in the nation in private-sector job creation in the nation in the 12 months ending last June, according to government jobs data.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Wisconsin added just over 35,000 private-sector jobs, according to the Quarterly Census on Earnings and Wages, which covers 96% of the nation's public and private sector employers. That's a 1.5 percent increase.
The 12 months of job creation data is considered by economists to be the most accurate information of hiring in the country, according to the Journal Sentinel. And the end of the measuring period coincided with the recall election victory of Gov. Walker. His campaign win was based on economic issues such as job growth.
Walker’s office was pre-releasing census job data each quarter, but did not compare the data to other states, the Journal Sentinel reported. Top-ranked North Dakota had a 12.1% increase in private-sector hiring; Utah and Texas were above 4 percent.
Wisconsin did rank 20th in private-sector manufacturing jobs compared to other states. It saw in increase of 11,788 new production jobs.
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Like moninmist said, we need to work on our comprehension. At least those that voted for him do, I knew the lie when I saw his lips move.
Here is part of a very good editorial: http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/walkers-badgercare-decision-0c8aedg-186228611.html ....In addition to giving hundreds of thousands of low-income Wisconsinites the freedom to control their own health care decisions and to get ahead economically, accepting the new federal Medicaid money also will create jobs in the health care industry. According to an independent analysis by Jack Norman commissioned by Citizen Action of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, the $12 billion in federal money for BadgerCare will generate a net of 10,000 new jobs. These new jobs will especially benefit women. A recent report by the National Women's Law Center found that Medicaid spending currently creates over 65,000 jobs in Wisconsin's health professions, 80% of which are held by women. The public good done by filling the holes in BadgerCare justifies increased state spending, but the deal offered to Wisconsin under health care reform is so favorable that the state budget will actually save millions of dollars. Walker's health services secretary, Dennis Smith, seems to be laying the groundwork for turning down the money, claiming last month that it would be costly for Wisconsin. However, according to the Kaiser study, Wisconsin would actually save $248 million over the next 10 years .....
Greg, I am informed about the reality of the K-12 education cuts in MPS frequently. Numbers dance and kids are cheated out of getting the well-rounded education that the previous generation took for granted. The idea of teachers "ripping off taxpayers" is one of the memes promulgated by the AFP/Koch-funded ALEC Union Stripping bill promotions that launched in February 2011. As an "independent" I prefer to do my own research and concluded that civil servants remain respectable citizens.
Here I was trying to figure out how to get the snail to stick to the envelope.
Think about it. Let's tax gas more as a way to subsidize the cost of gas. Yes when you place a tax on something, it is more red tape that ends up increasing costs more.
Guernsey is still there, but the jobs are gone thanks to two Democrat X-Senators on a power trip. Y'all could have Googled that too.
I am fine with this, i am also fine with them moving away - but those who retire on the WRS need to continue to pay their fair share. When they leave the State, they are taking the State's money away from local businesses and taxing authorities. That is why I support a mandatory income tax on all WRS pensions - even if they choose to leave the State. in cases where they leave the State, and additional 10% penalty should be applied. It's only fair and equitable for all involved.
I think it is always prudent to be very careful when considering a mining operation. I don't entirely trust those who support pushing mining operations until there are fully completed environmental impact studies. The problem with our current state legislature is that none of them are experts in mining and mining regulation. The mining companies will promise "pots of gold at the end of the rainbows", but that rarely is the case. If it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is. As far as being able to do a full impact study, I am not sure you can effectively tie it to a two year period, let alone one year. I don't think you have enough information to continue pushing as hard as you have been. Take some advice from someone who has experience in these things, wait and see.
My current business and 100% of my revenue does not come from mining directly. Indirectly yes but everyone can say this, even though they will never admit it. I am in the hobby industry now. I have lived, as you have, how many make a great living on resource extraction.
Keep eating what they feed you. You can't create jobs from borrowed tax money when there isn't a net gain of income coming from the private economy. Socialism, at one point you run out of someone else's money. Ever hear that before? Queen bee Nancy tried to play this card on UI. And was laughed at. Private money makes the world go round dum dum. Nd in case you haven't noticed the community organizer is spending 1 trillion+ per year more than what we take in revenue. And as a result we all are now 16.5 trillion in debt. Plus interest. Which someday soon will skyrocket. Can I send you the bill as a low informed Obama voter?
% can't be compared per state dum dum.
.................... Steve ® 2:03 am on Saturday, January 12, 2013 Democrats said no to a mine. They wanted. Recall instead.
This is NOTHING to crow about either! Renee @PurrpleCatMama 3d Wisconsin also ranked 50th in per capita public health funding at $39. #wipolitics #wiunion bit.ly/RGlRuq
Maybe you need to look at where forced unionism exists. California, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Illinois...some of the most expensive places to live in the country.
http://jakehasablog.blogspot.com/2013/01/context-on-jobs-mattersand-shows.html ....The wage story is even more scarier when you look at how Wisconsin's figures compare to the previous quarter- it dropped from $826 a week in Q1 2012 to $778, a drop of 5.8% in 3 months. Now, some of that is due to Summer jobs leading to more part-time work and driving the average wage down (see, unlike Scotty, I'll look past the "raw data" for context). But when you look at the time since Wisconsin bottomed out from the recession, the trend is not Scotty's friend, with the two worst marks in wage growth since the start of 2010 have been in the last 9 months. ................
Part of the problem is that the jobs do not offer $100,000/year with car and expense account. I have met waaaaaaaaay to many people that don't want to get into an entry level job because they feel they are above that. It is just too easy to sit at home for two years and collect an unemployment check. Aaron, you are right when you say "It isn't any politician's job to find anyone else one." But it should also not be a politicians job to create disincentives for people to work.
morninmist's link has one very interesting comment: "Under the Affordable Care Act, health coverage is expanded in two primary ways: building competitive health insurance marketplaces (called exchanges) for moderate- and middle-income people..." So, if competition is good, why don't we relax regulations to open up competition, make it fairer and easier for companies to cross state lines, and allow more innovative plans.
Greg, I'm worried. Doesn't a stunt like that potentially cause brain damage?