Analyst Finds Gov. Scott Walker May Have Cost Wisconsin 80,000 Jobs

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Source: Milwaukee's NPR

By Joy Powers • 5 hours ago


Updated 2:20 pm

When Gov. Scott Walker mounted his first gubernatorial campaign he made a bold claim: that during his first term as governor he would create 250,000 jobs for Wisconsinites. He is just now nearing that figure after nearly two terms on the job.

Most economists believe that governors have a limited impact on how many jobs are created in a given state. That being said, local economist Bruce Thompson believes Walker’s policies may have actually resulted in a loss of 80,000 jobs in Wisconsin.

Thompson created an algorithm which essentially calculates how many jobs would have been created in Wisconsin, regardless of who was governor. He did this by using data from several states in the upper Midwest: Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. The data comes from labor reports from each state, collected since 1990.
Data is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Credit Courtesy of Urban Milwaukee

"It was all predicting Wisconsin's jobs based on the jobs in those six other states. The idea is that all of these states are pretty much reacting to the same things. They go up when there's a lot of demand for agricultural goods or manufactured things. They all suffer from the global movement of production overseas," says Thompson............................................



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Who gets in as Governors in national news. Tony Evers, the WI school superintendent is actually a few points ahead of Walker as of this week. Can't believe it--but Wisconsinites might finally be waking up!!


Walker also LIES about as much as Trump--if that is possible!!

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[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

1. Smoke and Mirrors only lasts so long. eom

[Submariner]

2. Wisconsin DU'ers it's now up to you to write some letters to the editor of Wisconsin newspapers

so that your neighbors know before they go to the polls how Scottie screwed them. Good luck with your elections out there.

[Maxheader]

3. Snotty doesn't sweat other people jobs...Koch backs him up...

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=OHKpW_HrFML7zgKU0aToCg&q=koch+give+walker+a+million+dollars&btnK=Google+Search&oq=koch+give+walker+a+million+dollars&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i299.1533.10558..10802...1.0..1.686.11295.0j18j1j3j5j8......0....1..gws-wiz.....6..0j35i39j0i131j0i22i30j0i22i10i30j0i13i30j33i160j33i22i29i30.A41CkJjaECY

[a kennedy]

4. Yup...seeing double the wanker ads then just a day or two ago......

[Maxheader]

10. May the good people of wisconsin

come to their senses..I'd throw that same wish
towards kansaas voters..concerning the gop
trash running for governor there.

[rurallib]

5. Minnesota and Wisconsin are quite similar

Mostly rural with one large metro area. I think the populations are quite similar also.

This is just off the top of my head, but I believe Dayton in Minnesota has been in office the same as Snotty.
IIRC Minnesota is mopping the floor with Wisconsin in many areas.

[riversedge]

6. Awhile back, Dayton rubbed it in Walker's face how well MN is doing compared

to WI. To say the least Walker was not happy. But Walker had started the little tit for tat by a snarky comment to Dayton, although I do not recall the specifics. Karma is settling in on Walker (I hope).

[mysteryowl]

7. Time for Walker to walk

[SCVDem]

8. Hey 'Sconsin!

Betcha those rail jobs are looking good, eh? You would have a rapid trip to that FoxConn sweatshop you're paying to build.

If the Packers happen to win this season, I do not want Wanker on stage. The NFL is union!

I moved from Milwaukee in 1973, before it got spruced up. Even the domes were new.

Please vote this douche out before he kills the DNR.

[SWBTATTReg]

9. You are right to consider all six states in the same region the same as WI, being that ...

being in the same geographical region, more than likely the crops are the same, manufacturing, etc.

One other negative to consider, Paul Ryan is from WI too. He hasn't helped either. Most of his accomplishments have been one of being a spineless coward in truly standing up for decency when rump said or did something outlandish. Also, the $4 TRILLION dollar give away, 2018 Tax Cut and Jobs bill will hang around his neck forever. Hypocrite.