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January 22, 2025 | By MacIver Staff
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MI Reality Check: Job Numbers Tell A Different Story Than Evers' Rosy Employment Boast

Job Numbers Tell A Different Story Than Evers' Rosy Employment Boast

MI Reality Check: Job Numbers Tell A Different Story Than Evers' Rosy Employment Boast

The claim: Over the last several weeks, Gov. Tony Evers has been talking up his economic record. According to Evers, the economy is going great––recently bragging about seven months of record high employment. In fact, you'll probably hear the Governor cite this statistic during his State of the State address tonight. It sounds good, but the reality is something very different. 

Reality: Most people would think that record employment would mean businesses and job creators are growing and hiring at a swift pace. But in reality, it's government jobs that are propping up Evers economy. In fact, nearly half of all new jobs in Wisconsin last year were government jobs. Since the beginning of 2024, Wisconsin has created only 15,800 jobs––and 7,800 of these were government jobs. Moreover, this statistic only counts jobs––and doesn't differentiate between someone picking up a second job to help pay the bills and an unemployed person gaining employment. 

In Depth: Check out a full breakdown of this issue by MacIver Policy Analyst Michael Lucas here.

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