Fox Spins Walker's "Worst In The Nation" Jobs Record On Eve Of Recall

[SunsetDreams]

In an effort to put a positive spin over Scott Walker's tenure as Wisconsin governor on the eve of his recall election, Fox News repeated questionable jobs numbers released by Walker's administration and pointed to the drop in the state's unemployment rate to prove its case. In fact, data show that there are few things to cheer about regarding Wisconsin's economic situation under Walker.

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In Fact, Federal Data Show Wisconsin Lost Jobs Under Walker

BLS: Nearly 13,000 Jobs Lost In Wisconsin Since January 2011. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that since Walker became governor in January 2011, Wisconsin has lost 12,800 jobs, as of April:



Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin's Job Numbers During Walker's First 13 Months In Office Was The "Worst Among The 50 States." In March, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel compared job gains and losses among all 50 states between December 2010 and January 2011 and found Wisconsin's performance under Walker to be the "worst among the 50 states":



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Journal Sentinel: Under Walker, Wisconsin "Has Lagged Substantially Behind The National Pace In Private Sector Job Growth." A chart from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel shows that in the year since Walker took office, Wisconsin "has lagged substantially behind the national pace in private-sector job growth":

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[nxylas]

1. So how did the unemployment rate drop if WI lost jobs?

Sorry if I'm being thick here, but I don't get it. Is this 1% drop in unemployment explained by the distorted job figures? I want to know, because I am currently in an argument with a Foxbot on another forum who likes to tout Walker's record in allegedly shrinking the state's unemployment rate, a "fact" he obviously got from Fox Noise, since that's where he gets all his information from (everything else is part of the liberal conspiracy, dontcha know).

[alterfurz]

3. here's one factor...

...once your unemployment benefits run out, you're no longer officially counted among the unemployed!

[oldhippydude]

2. thats the problem

you have no context with someone who gets their facts from fokkks.. they edit the :facts" to fit their story..

[SunsetDreams]

4. kick