Latest numbers show June was a good month in Wisconsin

Gov. Scott Walker promised that the state would create 250,000 private-sector jobs by the end of his four-year term. On July 21, 2011, he got 12,900 jobs closer to that goal.

The Department of Workforce Development's June employment report says the state had 2,356,500 private-sector jobs in June. That"s 12,900 more than the previous month.

The figure is a net estimate, and accounts for companies that both add and cut jobs in a given month. The monthly report also includes a "final” figure for the previous month that often changes up or down. For May, there was no change in the final jobs figure.

The monthly jobs reports are preliminary. A more accurate picture will come in September, when a report is released measuring the first quarter activity for 2011-- the first three months that Walker was in office.

The governor"s office says it plans to use those quarterly figures as its official yardstick on the promise. Until then, they -- and we -- will use the monthly reports.

One other note: The state"s monthly jobs figure includes both full and part time positions.

So to summarize and bring us up to date: Since Walker took office, the state has added 39,300 jobs, meaning that the governor has 210,700 jobs to go to meet his promise. And this one remains In the Works.