So it’s the lack of job growth in WI?
Do you believe that Walker’s policies have failed then, or could it be something else that is causing it?
According to AshLee Strong, press secretary for Walker’s PAC, Our American Revival, “Under Governor Walker’s leadership, Wisconsin employment is now at an all-time high of nearly 3 million workers, the unemployment rate is the lowest since 2008 at 4.8 percent, and 156,800 private sector jobs have been created according to monthly estimates”
When Scott Walker took office, labor participation was at 69%. Now it is at 68%, not a big loss, but it demonstrates that nothing much has changed there. Just as it is nationally, the unemployment rate looks better than it actually is because so many have stopped looking.
Minnesota has a lower unemployment rate at about 3.5%.
Wages have fallen in Wisconsin and there is alarm at the rapid loss of the middle class. In May, Wisconsin lost more jobs than any other state. When a states private sector job creation goes from 11th to 44th, their is something wrong policy wise. It is not coincidental.
The 156,800 jobs that you cite is jobs created during Walker’s entire time in office. He promised 250,000 jobs in his first term and fell far short and into his second term is still far short.