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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on February 4, 2012 a speech in Las Vegas, Nev., on Feb. 4, 2012:
"If you take into account all the people who are struggling for work, or have just stopped looking, the real unemployment rate is over 15 percent."
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2012
Committee for Our Children's Future
Committee for Our Children's Future
stated on January 31, 2012 a television ad:
Says Chris Christie "inherited the highest taxes in America and the worst unemployment in the region."
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • February 8, 2012
One New Jersey
One New Jersey
stated on January 26, 2012 an article posted on One New Jersey’s website:
Says New Jersey is "down nearly 200,000 jobs from its pre-recession peak" and with Gov. Chris Christie "New Jersey has trailed the rest of America when it comes to unemployment" for 12 consecutive months.
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • February 7, 2012
Pete Hoekstra
Pete Hoekstra
stated on February 5, 2012 a website linked to a campaign ad:
"Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2012
Fred Clark
Fred Clark
stated on February 1, 2012 a Democratic Party radio address:
Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 5, 2012
Joseph Trillo
Joseph Trillo
stated on January 20, 2012 a debate:
"We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and we’re getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers … other than the fact that it produces the jobs."
Half-True
By Alex Kuffner • February 3, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 24, 2012 the State of the Union speech:
"Today, for the first time in fifteen years, Master Lock’s unionized plant in Milwaukee is running at full capacity."
True
By James B. Nelson • February 1, 2012
Committee for Our Children's Future
Committee for Our Children's Future
stated on January 25, 2012 a video ad posted on YouTube:
Says with "Gov. Chris Christie and bipartisan reformers" New Jersey had "the most job growth in 11 years."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • January 30, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 10, 2012 his State of the State address:
Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • January 30, 2012
James Stegmaier
James Stegmaier
stated on December 14, 2011 a speech.:
"Chesterfield has eliminated more positions from its general government operations than the Commonwealth has from the entire state government since (fiscal) 2009." 
True
By Sean Gorman • January 29, 2012
Chris Bollwage
Chris Bollwage
stated on January 15, 2012 a speech at the Cuban Club in Elizabeth:
"Our jobless rate, our unemployment rate, is the lowest of all of the big cities in New Jersey."
False
By Erin O'Neill • January 27, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on January 10, 2012 an interview with The Plain Dealer:
Says Ohio has 77 job training programs spread across 13 state agencies.
True
By Reginald Fields • January 27, 2012
Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
stated on January 24, 2012 a Republican response to the State of the Union address:
Says Steve Jobs was responsible for creating more jobs than the stimulus bill.
False
By Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead • January 26, 2012
Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
stated on January 24, 2012 a Republican response to the State of the Union address:
"Nearly half of all persons under 30 did not go to work today."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 24, 2012 the State of the Union address:
"In the last 22 months, businesses have created more than 3 million jobs. Last year, they created the most jobs since 2005."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 24, 2012 the State of the Union address:
"(After the auto bailout) General Motors is back on top as the world’s No. 1 automaker."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • January 25, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 23, 2012 a Republican presidential debate in Tampa:
"We have 25 million Americans out of work."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2012
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on January 18, 2012 a news release:
"More than one in five of veterans aged 20 to 24 can’t find a job to support their family or to ease the transition to civilian life."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • January 23, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on December 5, 2011 an op-ed:
The planned expansion of Savannah’s port is a "jobs creating project."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • January 20, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 17, 2012 a video :
Says "we’ve accomplished balancing two budgets without raising taxes. We’ve now created 60,000 new private-sector jobs. We’ve made government smaller."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert, Erin O'Neill • January 17, 2012
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