What did Scott Walker predict about the economy in February 2010?
Scott Walker, Milwaukee County executive and Republican candidate for governor of Wisconsin ·
If you elect me as your next Governor, I'll get government out of the way and lower the tax burden so Wisconsin business owners and factories can create 250,000 jobs and 10,000 businesses in our state by 2015.
+130,000 jobs by 2014; 250,000 never hit
Walker said Wisconsin would create 250,000 jobs by 2015 if he was elected. Private-sector jobs rose about 168,000 by December 2015, and about 234,000 over his eight years.
Walker took office in January 2011. Wisconsin private-sector employment rose by about 130,000 from December 2010 to December 2014 and about 168,000 by December 2015, and only about 234,000 over his full eight years (Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW).
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- Speech to the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce gubernatorial candidate forum in Madison, as quoted in his campaign's news release that day.