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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
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 5, 2013 in a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work,  the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2013
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on April 30, 2013 in a fundraising email:
"Six out of 10 of the highest unemployment rates are also in so-called right to work states."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • May 6, 2013
Friends of Miami First
Friends of Miami First
stated on April 23, 2013 in a mailer:
The Dolphins stadium renovation will "create more than 4,000 new local jobs."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 1, 2013
Elizabeth Colbert Busch
Elizabeth Colbert Busch
stated on April 9, 2013 in a news release:
In South Carolina, women earn 76 cents on the dollar to men’s earnings.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • April 12, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on March 6, 2013 in a keynote speech to a commercial real estate group:
Said the year before he took office, the state lost 119,000 private-sector jobs, labeling them "Corzine jobs losses of 2009."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • March 21, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the conservative CPAC conference:
"There are 3 million jobs available in America that are not filled because too many of our people don’t have the skills for those jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 14, 2013
Vincent Fort
Vincent Fort
stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post:
"What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business."
Half-True
By Janel Davis • February 22, 2013
Stephen Sweeney
Stephen Sweeney
stated on January 8, 2013 in a radio interview:
Says Chris Christie "vetoed" a "jobs package" of "30 bills."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • January 27, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 15, 2013 in a speech:
Kohl’s Department Stores in 2012 "announced the creation of 3,000 new jobs."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • January 19, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on December 11, 2012 in a news conference:
Under Charlie Crist, Florida lost 825,000 jobs and the unemployment rate increased from 3.5 percent to 11.1 percent.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • December 14, 2012
Maggie Hassan
Maggie Hassan
stated on November 7, 2012 in an interview on the Daily Rundown on MSNBC.:
Says New Hampshire had the fourth-lowest unemployment rate in the country during Maggie Hassan’s time in the state Senate.
Half-True
By Jake Berry • November 16, 2012
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on November 4, 2012 in a campaign rally:
Says under President Barack Obama, the United States has created "five million jobs."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • November 12, 2012
Majority PAC
Majority PAC
stated on October 31, 2012 in a TV ad:
"Tommy Thompson made millions from corporations who outsource American jobs and now he's trying to lavish huge tax breaks on them."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 26, 2012 in a campaign mailer:
"Women in Barack Obama's White House are earning less than men."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 24, 2012 in a campaign event in New Hampshire:
Says New Jersey lost private-sector jobs between 2000 and 2009 because Democrats increased taxes, fees, regulations and state spending.
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • October 29, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"Veterans’ unemployment is actually now lower than (the) general population. It was higher when I came into office."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate:
Says his administration has created "5 million jobs … over the last 30 months in the private sector alone."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 1, 2012 in news release:
The  Georgia Department of Economic Development assisted with the creation of 28,776 jobs, an increase of 29 percent from last fiscal year, and $5.97 billion in investments, a 32 percent increase.  
Half-True
By Janel Davis • October 16, 2012
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