According to new jobs figures, Wisconsin created 12,900 new private-sector jobs in June, almost as many as the 18,000 new jobs created nationwide last month. This represents the largest one-month gain of private-sector jobs in Wisconsin since 2003, according to the state Department of Workforce Development.
Gov. Scott Walker’s statement on the jobs numbers:
The addition of 9,500 new jobs in Wisconsin, including nearly 13,000 private sector jobs, in the last month is encouraging news and a positive indication that our state is on the right track. In light of national job numbers that saw our country create a net of only 18,000 jobs last month, our efforts in Wisconsin stand out. Most importantly the new jobs mean that thousands of families all across our state will now be getting a paycheck, in some cases for the first time in over a year.
We have made difficult decisions in our state, but they are beginning to payoff. Despite the state’s good news, we still have a lot of work to do to promote more job growth and reach our goal of helping create 250,000 private sector jobs in four years. The national job figures remind us that we can not rest after one month of good news; while there will be ups and downs along the way, we must help lead the nation to recovery.
Of course, these good jobs numbers occur at the same time Walker is fighting a public-union-instigated effort to recall him from office due to the collective-bargaining changes Walker recently signed into law. No word on how the public unions feel about the private-sector union jobs that Walker’s policies will likely create.
— Christian Schneider is a senior fellow at the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute.
This is what fiscal responsibility looks like.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI don't understand the math in the lead sentence of the Governor's statement:
"The addition of 9,500 new jobs in Wisconsin, including nearly 13,000 private sector jobs..."
How does that add up? 13k is more than 9,500, so it can't be "included". Can you clarify please?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI assume they lost 3,500 public-sector jobs.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI was thinking it may have something to do with seasonal adjustments/jobs.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbusePaul D -- 3500 fewer government jobs, yields 9500 NET new jobs. It's a win - win for Walker and the Wisc taxpayers! Disaster for the Public Unions.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWith states next door having higher taxes and not controlling spending why should anyone be surprised to see businesses migrating to Wisconsin or increasing hiring. Of course if the idiot Union Thugs manage to take over the Senate with toady Dems in the recall election, this job increase could quickly be reversed as businesses contract and take a wait and see what happens attitude.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse"The addition of 9,500 new jobs in Wisconsin, including nearly 13,000 private sector jobs..."
Now I'm no math whiz, but I'm having a hard time seeing how 9500 can "include 13,000". What was he really trying to say please?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseSee explanation below for a possibility. If the dems do stupid stuff in Wisconsin - fine - come on to the Hoosier state - we love businesses fleeing state socialism!
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI find myself only slightly surprised that it took thirteen thousand people to clean up after those scummy leftist protestors.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThe Governor forgot to mention that unemployment in the state went up by 0.2%.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseOddly, the Obama administration manages to leave out upticks in the unemployment rate when it talks about job creation, too. Hmmmmmmmmm.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbusePaul D-- the Wisc Labor Dept tables confirm 3500 fewer State and Local Gov't jobs (Fed employment unchanged) A win- win for the taxpayers
John Q --indeed the rate increased to 7.6% up 0.2% owing to workers returning to the Wisconsin jobs market. Your failed POTUS -- Obamaniac -- would have loved the highest job growth in 8 years on the national level, alas nationwide we have no job growth. Did you know thst NATIONWIDE if the total employee pool were the same as January 2009, US unemployment would be OVER 11% because of job losses? The US job market has been destroyed by the Obamaniac, the WORST jobs POTUS since Hoover 1930-1932 and FDR 1933-1940.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseNice try NK. Private sector jobs have grown nationally in almost every month since Obama took office. The employment numbers have been dragged down by the public sector layoffs across the country. Of course, your little game is obvious. When jobs slump in Wisconsin, it will be all Obama's fault and Walker will deserve none of the blame.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseJohn Q. forgot to mention that the unemployment rate went up 0.4% over the last three months.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseNice try their, but it isn't working.
Yes private sector job growth has been going up. Last month it went up by 18,000. Wisconsin alone saw 13,000.
Tell me again what a great job Obama is doing? We need some more comic relief.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseNo, last month private sector jobs increased by 57,000. But the public sector shed 39,000 jobs for a net gain of 18,000.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuselets see 9,500 jobs times 50 states = over 450K jobs ... vs last months job report of what 20K ?
seems like they are out performing ...
the country needs an average of 100k+ jobs per month to break even ... Obama hasn't even come close to that number ...
Nice try yourself ...
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Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse9,500 is the net increase in the number of jobs. 13,000 is (approximately) the number of new private sector jobs. The net number is lower because of the decrease in public sector jobs. He probably could have phrased it better, but that's what he's getting at.
Wow, NRO does a big bait and switch in this post! They say that "Wisconsin created 12,900 new private-sector jobs in June, almost as many as the 18,000 new jobs created nationwide." Did you notice the switch? They went from total private to total non-farm in the same sentence.
In June, there were 57,000 new private jobs created nationwide, but 39,000 fewer government jobs cancelled out much of those gains for a net of 18,000. If NRO wants to compare private growth in Wisconsin versus nationally, they need to compare 12k to 57k.
A better comparison point might be Wisconsin's goal of creating "250,000 private sector jobs in four years." The U.S. created much more than that -- 371,000 total -- in just the last three months.
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