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Statements about Jobs
Barack Obama

Barack Obama

True

Yes, but new jobs just a fraction of those lost

"After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three."

Nathan Deal

Nathan Deal

Mostly True

Almost on the money

"Since last year’s address, more than 10,000 jobs created -- many on the high end of the employment scale."

Chris Larson

Chris Larson

Mostly False

"At least" is a stretch

A Republican-sponsored Wisconsin mining bill "will take at least seven years to create jobs."  

Stephen Sweeney

Stephen Sweeney

Half-True

Gov signed bills too

Says Chris Christie "vetoed" a "jobs package" of "30 bills."

Sean Hannity

Sean Hannity

False

A valid concern, incorrectly described

Under President Barack Obama, "8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago."

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Mostly True

The governor is among them

"Nearly a quarter of all adults in this state have some college credit without a degree."  

Chris Christie

Chris Christie

True

Jobs growing in Garden State

"In total, we have added nearly 75,000 private sector jobs in New Jersey since we took office in January 2010."

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Half-True

Projected, not created

Kohl’s Department Stores in 2012 "announced the creation of 3,000 new jobs."

Mike Tate

Mike Tate

False

Uh, it's still there

"Scott Walker has even removed the 250,000 jobs promise from his website."

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Pants on Fire!

His own administration warned against this math

Wisconsin has created "just under 100,000" jobs since he took office.  

Lou Greenwald

Lou Greenwald

Mostly True

High job growth, low pay

"Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. We've added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector industry. These are not high-paying jobs, as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates this is an industry sector with the lowest average wages and the lowest proportion of its workforce earning minimum or subminimum wage jobs."

Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Half-True

A bad time to govern

Under Charlie Crist, Florida lost 825,000 jobs and the unemployment rate increased from 3.5 percent to 11.1 percent.

Frank Lautenberg

Frank Lautenberg

True

Billion-dollar industry

"In 2008, tourism brought in $38 billion dollars and supported more than 300,000 jobs in the state of New Jersey."

John Kitzhaber

John Kitzhaber

True

He's right -- though you may not feel it

Says that in 2011, Oregon had "the second fastest growing economy in the nation."

Pam Bondi

Pam Bondi

False

Penalties don't start until 2014

"National studies are already showing the negative effects that the health care law is having on businesses and our economy. Businesses across the country are raising their prices … (or) cutting jobs as a result of the added cost."

Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

True

Green industries are a gusher for U.S. jobs

"We have more people working in clean and green energy than in oil and gas in this country."  

Jobs Ohio

Jobs Ohio

True

Out pacing some larger states

"In the past year alone, Ohio businesses have created more jobs than almost every other state in the country."

Maggie Hassan

Maggie Hassan

Half-True

Close on the numbers, wrong on the link

Says New Hampshire had the fourth-lowest unemployment rate in the country during Maggie Hassan’s time in the state Senate.

Mike White

Mike White

False

Experts say maybe around 50 percent

Says that with President Obama's re-election, state and federal income tax rates for some taxpayers will rise "to roughly 65 percent."

Rob Portman

Rob Portman

True

Some rhetorical flair, but still on point

Budget analysts say the looming tax hikes and spending cuts would  "take us into a recession and kill jobs."

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