CAP TIMES: Job growth under Scott Walker - August 2013
Gov. Scott Walker famously promised during his 2010 campaign that he would bring 250,000 new private-sector jobs to Wisconsin by the end of his term in 2014. How's he doing? We're keeping track with this database.
The graph below shows Wisconsin's jobs growth according to Current Employment Statistics seasonally adjusted data since then and how it compares to its neighboring states.
National:
Total private jobs: 114,186,000
Change since January 2011: +5,978,000; +5.38%
Illinois:
Total private jobs: 4,972,200
Change since January 2011: +165,800, +3.39%
Iowa:
Total private jobs: 1,281,500
Change since January 2011: +56,700, +4.52%
Michigan:
Total private jobs: 3,486,000
Change since January 2011: +199,800, +5.9%
Minnesota:
Total private jobs: 2,359,200
Change since January 2011: +109,100, +4.73%
Wisconsin:
Total private jobs: 2,404,400
Change since January 2011: +76,000, +3.21%
For more information and graphs, go to the Capital Times' interactive database for job growth under Scott Walker.
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