The recall elections in summer worried the Walker administration so much, they bragged about an increase in job numbers in June that they knew were “very questionable” and “suspect.” Scott Walker touted the numbers anyway.
In fact;
jsonline; The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington, D.C., said the monthly statewide jobs numbers in Wisconsin are subject to a margin of error of plus or minus 9,500 jobs - about the same amount as the net increase in total public and private jobs that was reported for June.
But still the Walker administration used the numbers, claiming they accounted for almost all of the jobs created in nation. Conservative radio talk host oozed praise, even though the job numbers were an average of all jobs lost and gained nationwide, with a few states beating Wisconsin handily. But this was a ploy to help those poor Republican senators up for recall.
Walker’s jobs in June came in higher, but…
…Werwie from Walker's office pointed out that the preliminary private-sector jobs figure for June was actually revised upward the following month by almost 2,000 jobs. But in the meantime, the next installment of the monthly survey showed that the number of jobs in July dropped by 10,800 - almost as many positions as were created in June.
The report said the increase in jobs was "questionable" because most of the jobs were created in tourism industries that "rarely lead employment growth…"
Walker was right about one thing, when it comes to BS, “it’s working.”
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