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Quixote1818

(28,944 posts) Sat Dec 20, 2014, 03:38 PM Dec 2014

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New Kansas jobs figures stun Sam Brownback, and not in a good way [View all]

By YAEL T. ABOUHALKAH -
The Kansas City Star

12/19/2014 9:36 AM
| Updated: 12/19/2014 9:45 AM

The new Kansas jobs numbers were released Friday morning, bringing horrible news to state taxpayers and Gov. Sam Brownback.

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the total number of nonfarm jobs in Kansas fell by 4,100 in November.

Kansas’ disturbing experience was at odds with how much of the rest of the country did. A total of 37 other states gained in employment in November, while only 13 others, including Kansas, dropped.

Missouri boosted employment by 4,500 in November, for instance, while Oklahoma gained 3,400 jobs. Two other neighbors, Nebraska and Colorado, were among the job losers, though not close to the number shredded in Kansas.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/yael-t-abouhalkah/article4668108.html#storylink=cpy

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New Kansas jobs figures stun Sam Brownback, and not in a good way [View all] Quixote1818 Dec 2014 OP

The "power of prayer" evidently doesn't extend to employment. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #1

They had a chance to get rid of that asshole Warpy Dec 2014 #2

Based on what many of his supporters hear in the news they think he is doing a good job. The okaawhatever Dec 2014 #5

Bed. Made. Lie. GoCubsGo Dec 2014 #3

Yep. Not one molecule of sympathy for anyone who voted for this cretin. hifiguy Dec 2014 #8

After 4 years of doing it his idealogical way and finding it not working as shraby Dec 2014 #4

Friends in the Kansas employees union are wary. kaiden Dec 2014 #6

"Insanity: doing the same thing again and again and hifiguy Dec 2014 #7

I feel sorry for the people, but I'm glad he was reelected. Now, he has to fix his F'en mess than RKP5637 Dec 2014 #9

It's easy to explain this away. mythology Dec 2014 #10

Meanwhile, here on the left coast DBoon Dec 2014 #11

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