claim: new jobs numbers are in, and wisconsin has "fallen to dead last in midwest job growth."
author: mary burke
evidence_1: oct 8, 2014 ... as politifact says, “it suggests that falling to the bottom is a new development.” ...  we've been dead last in the midwest in job creation for months now. ... the latest,  most accurate jobs numbers confirm that she is correct.
evidence_2: oct 29, 2014 ... "we in this state saw more job creation in the last three years since i've been ...  new jobs numbers are in, and wisconsin has "fallen to dead last in ... and was  better than two other midwest states among the 10 states she cited.
evidence_3: jun 7, 2017 ... from job creation to road quality, wisconsin is weaker under republican  leadership. madison—new state rankings released today reveal that wisconsin  is lagging behind other ... the jobs report also revealed lower wages for  wisconsin workers. ... we're dead last in the nation for entrepreneurship. wages  ...
evidence_4: jun 18, 2014 ... today's release of the latest quarterly census of employment and wages ... as  the jobs numbers show wisconsin ranked dead last in the midwest and ... all the  jobs lost in the great recession, while wisconsin has failed to do so, ... wedc  fell short of its own goal by more than 50 percent, with only 23,759 ...
evidence_5: oct 3, 2014 ... now it's wisconsin that is near the bottom in job growth, not ... at what's available  on state job growth and then dig into the numbers. ... second, wisconsin is falling  far short of the 250,000 net new private sector jobs that gov.