Wisconsin: Walker says reforms are working. June: 13,200 jobs lost, most in the nation.

[Scuba]

Coverage thanks to Cognitive Dissidence.

Wisconsin’s loss of 13,200 jobs in June was the largest in the nation, according to data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The largest over-the-month increase in employment occurred in California (+38,300), followed by Ohio (+18,400) and North Carolina (+16,900). The largest over-the-month decrease in employment occurred in Wisconsin (-13,200), followed by Tennessee (-12,100) and Maryland (-11,000).

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate grew in June to 7.0 percent from 6.8 percent in May.

I'm sure that all of the people who voted for Walker - twice - are sure proud of themselves.

[oldtime dfl_er]

1. so then

the reforms ARE working...the way Walker wants them to.

[madashelltoo]

2. So . . . they ARE working.

Poor Wisconsin. I think they need an exorcism or something. That devil is riding them like Madam Robme's prize pony.

[eppur_se_muova]

5. GMTA. nt

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

3. And Walker's Reponse?

If you guessed, call a Special Session of the Assembly to focus on job creation.....then you'd be wrong.

His reponse was to complain to the BLS that their method of compiling the statistics is flawed.

[bobthedrummer]

4. My governor has a criminal defense fund. K&R n/t

[AnotherMcIntosh]

6. How many of those jobs went to foreign countries?

Maybe it would help those in Wisconsin for those in Washington to approve of another job-transferring "free-trade" agreement.

Since 1994, how many Wisconsin jobs were transferred to foreign countries after the following "free-trade" agreements were signed?
1994 - NAFTA

2001 - Jordan – United States Free Trade Agreement
2004 - Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement
2004 - Chile - United States Free Trade Agreement
2004 - Singapore – United States Free Trade Agreement
2005 - Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA; incl. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic)
2006 - Bahrain – United States Free Trade Agreement
2006 - Morocco - United States Free Trade Agreement
2006 - Oman – United States Free Trade Agreement
2007 - Peru – United States Trade Promotion Agreement

2011 - Panama - United States Trade Promotion Agreement
2011 - Colombia - United States Trade Promotion Agreement
2011 - Republic of Korea (South Korea) - United States Free Trade Agreement

How many people know that Rmoney, like the Chamber of Commerce, is supporting the pending job-transferring "free-trade" agreement?

Trans-Pacific negotiations have been taking place throughout the Obama presidency. The deal is strongly supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the top lobbying group for American corporations. Obama's Republican opponent in the 2012 presidential elections, Mitt Romney, has urged the U.S. to finalize the deal as soon as possible.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/obama-trade-document-leak_n_1592593.html

[WI_DEM]

7. So Walker, where are those 250,000 jobs you promised in your first term?

[onethatcares]

8. they are right next to

the 700,000 prickscott was going to create.

[Blue Owl]

9. The TV said Scott Walker is a winner

He sounds more like a loser to me.