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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChristie just boasted that he's cost the state 6000 public jobs.
Apparently that's a feather in his cap.
Throd
(7,208 posts)jsr
(7,712 posts)Inquiring minds wanna know.
antiquie
(4,299 posts)Found this at http://www.onenewjersey.org/christie-by-the-numbers/
Jobs Lost New Jersey Falling Behind:
7th New Jersey has the 7th highest unemployment rate in the country at 9.3 percent the worst rate in the region (April 2, 2013)
15.5% New Jersey residents who are underemployed (The Wall Street Journal, 7/30/2012)
47th NJs economic growth ranking (The Times of Trenton 3/4/2013)
41st New Jerseys business climate ranking (CNBC, 7/10/2012)
35% the amount of jobs NJ has restored since the recession (The Times of Trenton, 3/4/2013)
45,000 Number of permanent jobs Christie cost New Jersey by killing the Access to the Regions Core tunnel project (The Star-Ledger, 10/28/2010)
6,000 Number of construction jobs New Jersey lost when Christie decided to end the Access to the Regions Core tunnel project (The Star-Ledger, 10/28/2010)
7,000 Jobs that could be lost if Christie succeeds in privatizing New Jerseys state lottery (Asian American Retailers Association, 12/12)
174,100 Net private sector jobs lost (NJ Spotlight, 7/23/2012)
10,000 Teachers and school employees laid off in 2010 due to Christies budget cuts (Daily Journal, 12/29/2010)
16,600 or 2.8% Public sector workers laid off (NJ Spotlight, 7/23/2012)