Showing posts with label Jobs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jobs. Show all posts
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Roger Wicker Spokesman Says Manufacturing Job Losses Good
Roger Wicker is attacking Ronnie Musgrove for losing manufacturing jobs even though total employment stayed about even.
But here his spokesman says that it is good that Mississippi is shedding "low skilled" manufacturing jobs.
So they are attacking him for not stopping something that happened in every other state with similar industry while saying it was a good thing?
We need quicker than Wicker.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Republicans Like Haley Hypocritically Attack Ronnie On Jobs
When Haley Barbour decided to take up a hobby and ran for governor in 2003 he spent a lot of time and money attacking Ronnie Musgrove's record on jobs.
Vicksburg Post Editor Charlie Mitchell:
When Musgrove left office the number of total employeed was 1,085 less and the percentage unemployeed was actually better/lower than when he started. This reality is quite a bit different from the 37,000 number they throw around.
Charlie Mitchell points out Republican amnesia in apparently forgetting to "point out that the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, might have had something to do with the U.S. economy tanking" including that of Mississippi in the middle of Musgrove's term.
Contrast that with post Musgrove Mississippi after Katrina where billions of federal tax dollars have employeed countless in Mississippi and have bailed out a state government that would have faced major shortfalls.
After the so called responsible Republican stewardship you'd expect far better from a state government led by Republican Haley Barbour.
But that simply isn't the case.
1,234,837 76,722 5.8% January 2000 (Musgrove Day 1)
Vicksburg Post Editor Charlie Mitchell:
The Republican Party has rolled out a litany against Musgrove’s term as governor from 2000 until 2004. It’s their standard, moderately distorted stuff: Net loss of 37,000 jobs...Well the facts show differently:
When Musgrove left office the number of total employeed was 1,085 less and the percentage unemployeed was actually better/lower than when he started. This reality is quite a bit different from the 37,000 number they throw around.
Charlie Mitchell points out Republican amnesia in apparently forgetting to "point out that the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, might have had something to do with the U.S. economy tanking" including that of Mississippi in the middle of Musgrove's term.
Contrast that with post Musgrove Mississippi after Katrina where billions of federal tax dollars have employeed countless in Mississippi and have bailed out a state government that would have faced major shortfalls.
After the so called responsible Republican stewardship you'd expect far better from a state government led by Republican Haley Barbour.
But that simply isn't the case.
Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
1,234,837 76,722 5.8% January 2000 (Musgrove Day 1)
1,233,752 74,350 5.7% January 2004 (Musgrove Final Day)
1,235,366 92,143 6.9% June 2008 (Barbour Present)
Post Musgrove total employment is barely up while the total unemployed has skyrocketed increasing by nearly 18 thousand.
Republicans want you to believe that Ronnie Musgrove was a bad steward of Mississippi's economy, but he did better with far, far less.
1,235,366 92,143 6.9% June 2008 (Barbour Present)
Post Musgrove total employment is barely up while the total unemployed has skyrocketed increasing by nearly 18 thousand.
Republicans want you to believe that Ronnie Musgrove was a bad steward of Mississippi's economy, but he did better with far, far less.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
2nd Worst
According to research from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics and CareerBuilder.com, the second worst state for a person to find a job is Mississippi.
Worst States for Jobs
Worst States for Jobs
1. Michigan
Unemployment rate: 7.6 percent
Population: 10,071,822
Mean annual wage: $41,230
Top industry: Trade, transportation and utilities (18.4 percent)***
2. Mississippi
Unemployment rate: 6.8 percent
Population: 2,918,785
Mean annual wage: $30,460
Top industry: Government (21.2 percent)
3. South Carolina
Unemployment rate: 6.6 percent
Population: 4,407,709
Mean annual wage: $33,400
Top industry: Trade, transportation and utilities (19.4 percent)
4. Alaska
Unemployment rate: 6.5 percent
Population: 683,478
Mean annual wage: $43,920
Top industry: Government (25.9 percent)
5. California
Unemployment rate: 6.1 percent
Population: 36,553,215
Mean annual wage: $44,180
Top industry: Trade, transportation and utilities (18.9 percent)
6. District of Columbia
Unemployment rate: 6.1 percent
Population: 588,292
Mean annual wage: $61,500
Top industry: Government (33.3 percent)
7. Ohio
Unemployment rate: 6 percent
Population: 11,466,917
Mean annual wage: $37,360
Top industry: Trade, transportation and utilities (19.3 percent)
8. Arkansas
Unemployment rate: 5.9 percent
Population: 2,834,797
Mean annual wage: $30,870
Top industry: Trade, transportation and utilities (20.6 percent)
9. Nevada
Unemployment rate: 5.8 percent
Population: 2,565,382
Mean annual wage: $36,000
Top industry: Leisure and hospitality (26.5 percent)
10. Kentucky
Unemployment rate: 5.7 percent
Population: 4,241,474
Mean annual wage: $33,490
Top industry: Trade, transportation and utilities (20.4 percent)
*Unemployment rates, mean annual wages and industry percentages obtained from BLS in January 2008. Percentages based on nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted.
**Population figures based on U.S. Census Bureau data.
***Top industries are those that employ the largest percentage of a state’s labor force.
Of course, at DraftHaley.com, they are touting what an economic machine Barbour is for our state. Something just doesn't seem to add up here.
Governor Barbour responded with fiscal discipline, balanced budgets, and no new taxes. The result has been the creation of more than 38,000 jobs, the highest employment level in Mississippi history and a 15 percent increase in personal income.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Hypocrisy Thy Name Is Phil Bryant
Phil Bryant hearts cheap Chinese celebratory products.
Will Bardwell makes quite a catch:
Some of the great comments:
Check it out!
Will Bardwell makes quite a catch:
Some of the great comments:
Can we get Jamie Franks to come yell at us about this? I'd like that. His speaking style was a cross between enthusiasm and a law school butt chewing. - Sterling
China is Phil Bryant's fresh breath manna. - Allen
Check it out!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Shopping At Wal-Mart This Christmas?
While I personally shop at Wal-Mart (partially due to low prices and partially due to availability) I think we should consider these questions and consider what can and should be changed.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Clarion Ledger Article On Jobs
The Clarion Ledger:
It's always been odd to me when politicians took credit for jobs. People create jobs, small businesses create jobs, big businesses consolidate jobs, Governor's don't create jobs (unless they are government jobs).
Eaves, a trial lawyer from Jackson, countered in an interview: ‘The governor likes to take credit for jobs, but just because he cuts a ribbon don't mean he brought the business. If he's going to take credit for every job that comes to Mississippi, he needs to take credit for every one that's lost, too.’ … In August, the national unemployment rate was 4.6 percent and Mississippi's was 5.9 percent. Only two states were worse off than Mississippi. Alaska's jobless rate was 6.3 percent and Michigan's was 7.4 percent.
It's always been odd to me when politicians took credit for jobs. People create jobs, small businesses create jobs, big businesses consolidate jobs, Governor's don't create jobs (unless they are government jobs).
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