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Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on June 28, 2013 in women's conference session:
Women in the United States are paid about 70 percent of what men earn for the same work.
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • July 9, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 24, 2013 in a TV interview:
Says Florida didn’t offer special incentives to Deutsche Bank, which announced it will add 300 jobs in Florida.
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • June 25, 2013
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on May 19, 2013 in an interview:
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. "cannot account for creating one single job."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • June 20, 2013
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on May 8, 2013 in a press conference:
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is a "proven job creator."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • June 19, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 16, 2013 in a television interview:
Says the success of his economic agenda is supported by the fact "we went from unemployment at 9.2 percent when I decided to run for governor four years ago to two points lower."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 16, 2013
Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
stated on June 11, 2013 in an op-ed:
"More than half of last year's U.S. college graduates are unemployed or underemployed."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 14, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 2, 2013 in a television interview:
"Our ranking in terms of the best and worst states to do business in was 43 four years ago, and we just moved up to 17 two weeks ago."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 9, 2013
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on May 27, 2013 in an opinion piece:
Wisconsin has "one of the most progressive tax codes in the country."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 2, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 22, 2013 in A gubernatorial campaign television ad:
"Jon Corzine, elected governor. Teams up with Barbara Buono. $1.2  billion sales tax increase? Passed. Most spending in state history? Passed. After Buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two years. State debt? Up $13.4 billion. Unemployment? Doubled."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • June 2, 2013
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on May 22, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign television ad:
"To hear Gov. Christie tell it, everything in New Jersey is going just fine. Well I see another New Jersey with 400,000 unemployed. One of the worst jobless rates in the country. Working and middle class families have seen costs soar, from property taxes to college tuition."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • May 26, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 30, 2013 in a speech:
The state of Georgia lost 16 percent of its employees last year, and that percentage has risen over the past three years.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 24, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 20, 2013 in a press release:
"This budget also reflects the smallest state government workforce per 1,000 residents in Florida in this century."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 22, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 20, 2013 in 2013-14 veto message:
"We are already almost halfway to our 2010 goal of creating 700,000 new jobs in seven years."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • May 20, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 9, 2013 in a speech in Manor, Texas.:
Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2013
Ron Meyer
Ron Meyer
stated on April 29, 2013 in a TV interview.:
"Only three in 10 young Americans under 30 -- 30 percent under 30 -- have full-time work."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • May 13, 2013
Mike Foley
Mike Foley
stated on April 23, 2013 in news release:
Ohio’s lost more jobs in March than any other state in the nation.
Mostly True
By Robert Higgs • May 13, 2013
Gilberto Hinojosa
Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on May 8, 2013 in an email blast.:
"The economy added more jobs during four years under Obama than it did in the entire eight years under George W. Bush."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 9, 2013 in an advertisement:
"Over the last 10 years, Texas created 33 percent of the net new jobs nationwide."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 1, 2013 in a television ad:
"Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • May 9, 2013
Ron Maag
Ron Maag
stated on May 1, 2013 in news report:
Employees in "workplace freedom" states make more money
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • May 7, 2013
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