This talking point has been thoroughly debunked. It is true that about 25% of all of the new jobs in Texas over the past 10 years were government jobs. However, that number includes all levels of government employment: counties, cities, school districts, even the Federal government. So that number reflects police, sheriffs, school teachers, even Army and Air Force personnel and civilian staff working at military bases. Are you going to hold Perry responsible for the hiring that those governments did?
On the other hand, during that period, Texas created more net new private sector jobs than any other state.
“He created 90% of Texas jobs, through the govt. sector, not the private sector.
This talking point has been thoroughly debunked. It is true that about 25% of all of the new jobs in Texas over the past 10 years were government jobs. However, that number includes all levels of government employment: counties, cities, school districts, even the Federal government. So that number reflects police, sheriffs, school teachers, even Army and Air Force personnel and civilian staff working at military bases. Are you going to hold Perry responsible for the hiring that those governments did?
On the other hand, during that period, Texas created more net new private sector jobs than any other state.”
Indeed, over the last decade much of the Federal military forces Stationed in theses united states have been moved to Texas.
Which is one of the reasons Texas has such a huge military(including ex-military) population.