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Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 5, 2013 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."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2013
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on April 30, 2013 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 a speech
Kohl’s Department Stores in 2012 "announced the creation of 3,000 new jobs."
Half-True
January 19, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on December 11, 2012 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 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 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 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
November 1, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 26, 2012 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 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 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 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 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
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 6, 2012 a campaign ad
"Since President Obama took office, there are over 450,000 more unemployed women."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on October 4, 2012 a debate on NJTV
Says under U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez’s watch the nation’s unemployment rate and debt doubled and the federal budget deficit quadrupled.
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • October 7, 2012
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