claim: "170,000 of the jobs" created in texas under gov. rick perry "were government jobs."
author: ron paul
evidence_1: jun 8, 2015 ... later, in january 2015, we rated mostly true perry's statement that starting in  december 2007, "1.4 million jobs were created in texas. in that same period, the  rest of the country lost 400,000 jobs." his figures mostly held up according to  household surveys by the federal government looking into civilian ...
evidence_2: jul 2, 2015 ... 2016 republican presidential candidate former governor rick perry (r-tx) lays  out his economic plan in a national press club luncheon address and responds … ... presidential candidate rick perry on economic opportunity creation.
evidence_3: sep 20, 2013 ... ... with the waivers that allow governors to exempt people from the work  requirements associated with receiving government benefits, “you should talk to  your governor.” texas gov. rick perry is among those who requested waivers for  their states during the economic downturn because there were no jobs, ...
evidence_4: sep 12, 2011 ... gov. rick perry (r-tx), presidential candidate: i'm going to be a pro- business president, and i'm not going to make any apologies about it. ...... in the  four years i was speaker, we created -- the american people, not me -- created  more jobs in utah than under governor huntsman, more jobs in ...
evidence_5: jul 2, 2015 ... governor perry says another difference in 2016 is that this race is a “show me,  don't tell me” election. he says current and form governors, in contrast to  members of. congress, are better prepared to run the country. he cites as his  credentials the job creation during his 14 years as texas governor. he also ...