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A swing to the positive
The jobs pendulum swung again in November 2012, as state employers created 10,300 jobs.
The November report, issued Dec. 20, 2012 by the state Department of Workforce Development, also revised the October jobs count up by 1,300 jobs. That means the October job loss was 4,700, rather than 6,000 as reported in the preliminary numbers.
With the latest report and revisions, the state has added 9,200 jobs since the beginning of 2012.
The monthly reports have swung between positive and negative throughout the year. The November increase is the largest since 13,800 jobs were added in January.
The jobs count is based upon the monthly Current Employment Survey in which information from about 3 percent of state employers is extrapolated to apply to all state workplaces. It's subject to revisions and is less accurate than the quarterly census of employers, which involves a survey of more than 90 percent of state businesses.
We are using a combination of the monthly survey reports for 2012 and the more precise census data issued for 2011 to measure Gov. Scott Walker's promise to create 250,000 jobs by the end of his four-year term. That approach gives voters the most up to date picture possible -- and one that will get more accurate over time as future years pass.
The census data showed there were 27,811 jobs created in Wisconsin in 2011. Adding to that the 9,200 created this year, the total is 37,011 jobs added since the governor took office.
That means Walker has 212,989 jobs left to meet his goal. And this promise remains In the Works.
Our Sources
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development November jobs report, Dec. 20, 2012