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Statements about Jobs
Herman Cain

Herman Cain

Mostly True

Jobs are slow to return

"If our recovery were more typical of the postwar era . . . we would have 14 million more jobs today."

David Scott

David Scott

Half-True

"No longer"? Not really.

Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, states would no longer have to lay off teachers, firefighters and police officers.

Georgia Department of Transportation

Georgia Department of Transportation

False

'Job years' are not actual jobs

The Northwest Corridor highway project in Cobb and Cherokee counties "is expected to create over 9,700 jobs statewide."

Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

True

Newt's numbers right on jobs in right-to-work states

"The right-to-work states are creating a lot more jobs today than the heavily unionized states."

Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

Half-True

Right on jobs, wrong on revenues

If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year.

Democratic Party of Georgia

Democratic Party of Georgia

False

Finger in unemployment blame game pointed in wrong direction

"[Georgia] Republicans have mismanaged unemployment benefits."

Roy Barnes

Roy Barnes

Mostly True

Yes, job losses greater under Barnes, but don't forget the Great Recession

"Georgia had the worst job losses in state history under GOP watch."

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