Somebody Tell the Unions… WISCONSIN Accounted For Half of New US Jobs in June

Thank you, Governor Scott Walker.

(Reality Based World)

It looks like the Republican Governors in Ohio and Indiana are not the only ones celebrating the fruits of their labor.

Wisconsin posted its largest gain in private sector jobs since 2003 last month.
The Milwaukee Journal reported, via Free Republic:

While Wisconsin’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 7.6% in June from 7.4% a month earlier, state officials said Thursday the jobs picture in the state “continues to brighten.”

The Department of Workforce Development said preliminary estimates show a net gain of 12,900 private-sector jobs from May to June, marking the largest one-month gain of private sector jobs since September of 2003.

The unemployment rate encompasses Wisconsin residents who are available for work and actively seeking jobs.

“With 15,100 more people entering the labor force in June than in May, we believe more jobseekers are entering the workforce with optimism of finding employment,” said Scott Baumbach, secretary of the department.

The unemployment rate in June last year was 8.3%.

UPDATE: It gets even better.
Wisconsin accounted for half of US jobs in June.

#1 July 21, 2011 at 1:43 pm
gus commented:

Scott Walker has been my friend since I was a teen, and I was a Democrat back then. He is a fine man. You will never EVER find a more honest and principled, GOD FEARING man.
#4 July 21, 2011 at 1:57 pm
Indigo Red commented:

It’s Bush’s fault!
#5 July 21, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Rick commented:

This is an uplifting development. I hope it continues over the summer.
#6 July 21, 2011 at 2:00 pm
J commented:

Wisconsin Accounts for Half of New US Jobs in June

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dmqC3611Ks
#7 July 21, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Bob Zimmerman commented:

Bad news for the Union brotherhood of Drummers and Noise makers.
#8 July 21, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Conservative Ken commented:

If there is a way Obama can take credit for this, he will.

We know you worked hard for this Scott. Thank You
#9 July 21, 2011 at 2:09 pm
john03 commented:

And the democrats were drug kicking and screaming in opposition all the way. Why doesn’t the media ask them to apologize?
#10 July 21, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Contessa61 commented:

And yet the anti-Walker crowd shouts “shame”.
#11 July 21, 2011 at 2:19 pm
Dave616 commented:

So the RECALL harpies and the AWOL Democrats were just “certified” to be loons – “in other words”?

WOW – now that was “Unexpected” NOT
#12 July 21, 2011 at 2:20 pm
tommy mc donnell commented:

only 12,900 jobs created. obama could save or create that many in a heartbeat.
#13 July 21, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Scott commented:

This is really remarkable. I thought the state of nearly perpetual protest in WI would have made business reluctant to hire. The lefty kooks in Madision gave me the impression that WI is a hostile and unfriendly place to do business, which makes these jobs gains especially impressive.
#14 July 21, 2011 at 2:23 pm
bigkahuna commented:

Obama saved or created 10 times that many…in the federal government alone…the rest are all in his mind.
#15 July 21, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Andrew X commented:

“Thank God the economy seems to be getting better in Wisconsin.

That makes it easier for me to vote for the things and candidates the Democrats are advocating.”

You don’t think millions of people out there are thinking in exactly this manner, even subconsciously (which might make it all the more powerful and dangerous)?

Guess again. They will never stop listening to that siren call to doom. Never.
#16 July 21, 2011 at 2:38 pm
paul52 commented:

I live in WI and support Walker. I can go outside and hear lib and goonion heads exploding. Odd, they make a rather hollow sound. You go, Gov!
#17 July 21, 2011 at 2:43 pm
#1AMERICAN commented:

and to think how many more jobs WI would have added if he outlawed ALL unions… way to go SCOTT…keep busting the lazy thugs
#18 July 21, 2011 at 2:46 pm
kato commented:

Don’t rush to heap praise upon Ohio. This is still a screwed-up state where Republicans have been every bit as bad as Democrats. Two of the worst political hacks — Governors Rhodes and Taft — were Republicans.

The state is still overwhelmed by unions, which is why one company after another has picked up and left, including several this year. (Goodrich recently announced the closure of a century-old facility in Cleveland.) Unions and government work hand in glove here, which is why every infrastructure project comes in wildly over budget.

Tort lawyers do very well in Ohio, and the Wall Street Journal has repeatedly editorialized about cosy arrangements between the government in Columbus and several sleazy tort firms. Michael Dewine, a Republican former senator, has come in for particular criticism.

If you listen to the rhetoric of goofy Dennis Kucinich or slimy Sherrod Brown, you’re bound to hear about our great industrial legacy. And it was a great legacy. But those days are long gone. About two dozen foreign auto plants have been built in this country, but only one is in Ohio, and that one was built almost 30 years ago. Ohio probably hasn’t been on a shortlist in 20 years. And for good reason.

Taxes are high here, although credit goes to John Kasich for eliminating the death tax. People with money and brains already have enough reasons to leave the state, as they have in droves for decades now.

But Kasich has also had to resort to crony capitalism to keep several companies from leaving the state. Giving these companies special tax breaks will alleviate the immediate problem of job losses for a few years, but it will mean that someone else (read: the middle class) will be paying higher taxes or forgoing services down the road.

No, Ohio is a long way from being an attractive place to open or expand a business. I certainly don’t expect to see any great influx of business any time soon, although like Wisconsin, we may be able to steal a company or two from fiscally pathological Illinois.
#19 July 21, 2011 at 2:56 pm
southernsue commented:

wi is trying to recall gov walker and other republicans.

pray that they do not get recalled, they are doing such good work.

there are some democrats up for recall also.
pray that they do get recalled and substituted for a republican.

this news about wi is good=1 evil=0
#20 July 21, 2011 at 2:57 pm
Beachluver commented:

Yet there are Repubs STILL facing recall for trying to do the right thing for Wisconsin citizens!!!!!!! All because they went up against union thug slime maggots a.k.a. BIG LABOR!!!!!It’s time to unite behind your fine Gov. who stood tall and is fighting for you all in the fine state of WI!!!!! YOU ROCK GOV!!!!!! Hope your citizens have your back.
#21 July 21, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Black Sabbath commented:

When you eradicate modern day unions and Liberalism, you get positive results.
#22 July 21, 2011 at 4:17 pm
KOW commented:

15,000 more workers could be some $15,000,000 more dollars for the state, which is the republican way of raising taxes, not raising tax rates at Dems like to do.
#23 July 21, 2011 at 4:44 pm
Eddie Willers commented:

This one goes out to all those dirty footed greasy haired patchouli smelling hippies who wasted so much time in Madison last winter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH9MAhDvNjo
#26 July 21, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Rose commented:

Dims will figure it for a dirty plot! hehehehehe
#27 July 21, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Hedgehog commented:

Squash the Progs, everyone else prospers.
#33 July 22, 2011 at 8:53 pm
f'embucky! commented:

One thing we can agree with bawney fwank on. F#cking democrats in the ass is pleasurable
#35 July 26, 2011 at 12:21 pm
AJRNB commented:

Fast forward to July 26 and the news just keeps getting better.
As we approach the new school year, where are all of these school districts that have had to lay off teachers and increase the class sizes? Other than Milwaukee and Kenosha that chose to sign contracts and ignore using the “Tools” that Governor Walker gave them, most school budgets are better than the previous year.
In 7 short months, Wisconsin has managed to pay back money borrowed, replenish the funds that Doyle and Pasch illegally raided and put the state on balanced budget with a surplus expected in another year.

The reality is that you can ask any public union and teacher as to what hasn’t worked and they won’t be able to provide any example…but they surely can be expected to go back banging on their drums and attacking the same person that has saved their job this year and into the future. With job growth comes more tax revenue that will help this state realize a bright economic future.