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Job projections fall short of Walker's pledge
While the preliminary numbers from last month are positive, Governor Walker has a long way to go to meet his campaign promise of creating 250,000 jobs in his first term.
A report from the department of workforce development shows the state added 10,300 private sector positions last month. That puts the total number of new jobs, in the governor's first 23 months in office, at about 37,000.
Walker says there are many reasons for the slow start -- protests, recalls, the national economy, and the uncertainty over the federal health care reforms. But he says he's not going to use them as an excuse for the lack of jobs. Instead, he says he's fighting harder -- and being "more aggressive and more focused."
The state revenue department yesterday released its economic forecast for next year, and it predicts the state will add 36,000 new jobs in 2013.
A report from the department of workforce development shows the state added 10,300 private sector positions last month. That puts the total number of new jobs, in the governor's first 23 months in office, at about 37,000.
Walker says there are many reasons for the slow start -- protests, recalls, the national economy, and the uncertainty over the federal health care reforms. But he says he's not going to use them as an excuse for the lack of jobs. Instead, he says he's fighting harder -- and being "more aggressive and more focused."
The state revenue department yesterday released its economic forecast for next year, and it predicts the state will add 36,000 new jobs in 2013.
