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John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on April 19, 2011 in a press release:
"Creating 25 jobs in Umatilla County has the same impact as 500 jobs in the metro region."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • June 17, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 16, 2011 in an appearance at a Tampa coffee shop:
"This is the slowest job recovery since Hoover."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate:
If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Willoughby Mariano • June 14, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 8, 2011 in a press statement:
"Earlier this year, the head of the Congressional Budget Office testified before Congress that implementation of Obamacare would cost 800,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 14, 2011
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"We have unemployment that rivals the Great Depression."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 13, 2011
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on June 12, 2011 in a radio ad:
An iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin could operate for 100 years and generate billion of dollars in economic activity.
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • June 12, 2011
Lou Greenwald
Lou Greenwald
stated on May 12, 2011 in a message on Facebook:
Because Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a 30-bill job creation package, "New Jersey ranks 50th in the nation in job creation."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Wichert • June 12, 2011
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on June 9, 2011 in a New York Times column:
"The average unemployed American has been out of work for almost 40 weeks."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2011
Kim Guadagno
Kim Guadagno
stated on May 11, 2011 in a radio interview on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show:
Says Panasonic stayed in New Jersey because of the Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant (BRRAG) program.
False
By Erin O'Neill • June 10, 2011
Brian Deese
Brian Deese
stated on June 2, 2011 in a telephone news conference:
"We've seen 115,000 jobs created in the American auto industry since GM and Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • June 9, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on May 26, 2011 in a news conference.:
The 2009 stimulus bill "failed to get people back to work."
False
By Sean Gorman • June 3, 2011
Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen
stated on May 19, 2011 in a blog posting:
Wisconsin’s technical college graduates "have a higher employment rate and starting salaries" than four-year college graduates nationwide.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 2, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on May 18, 2011 in a Town Hall conversation.:
"If you look at the benefits and wages of recorded federal employees, they far outstrip the market rates of the private sector."
True
By Wes Hester • May 31, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on May 23, 2011 in a tweet:
"Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression."  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 30, 2011
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Texas Public Policy Foundation
stated on April 25, 2011 in a television ad that ran through May 20:
Says that in the last five years, Texas "created more jobs than all other states combined."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 29, 2011
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on May 23, 2011 in a news release.:
Under Gov. Bob McDonnell, more jobs have been lost than created in Southside and Southwest Virginia.
False
By Sean Gorman • May 28, 2011
Rich Zipperer
Rich Zipperer
stated on April 26, 2011 in interviews and testimony about the bill:
Deregulation of the state’s telecommunications industry will create 50,000 jobs in Wisconsin.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • May 23, 2011
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 7, 2011 in a speech.:
"If you take the population growth here in Virginia, we are net zero on job creation since (Bob McDonnell) became governor."
True
By Sean Gorman • May 21, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech to the Ohio Chamber of Commerce:
"We're within 600 miles of 60 percent of America. We're in a perfect location."
True
By Tom Feran • May 13, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 11, 2011 in a campaign video:
During his time as House speaker, "unemployment came down from 5.6 percent to under 4 (percent)."
False
By Eric Stirgus, Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2011
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