tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post8681219848286104493..comments2024-02-20T19:58:27.733-06:00Comments on Jake's Wisconsin Funhouse: Low pay and few jobs = 2 years of Fitzwalkerstani fail Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-61683437489175573742013-12-19T15:49:06.638-06:002013-12-19T15:49:06.638-06:00Your chart of the annual QCEW private sector job g...Your chart of the annual QCEW private sector job growth against time has long intrigued me.<br /><br />A linear regression from June 2011 (after which Walker economic policies took full effect) puts annual job growth at zero in June 2016, i.e. Wisconsin private sector jobs would peak in December 2015 at about 100,000 higher than they were in December 2010.<br /><br />Hopefully that's complete nonsense though.GeoffThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317722272565026078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426800777521979578.post-44776965119257672332013-12-18T20:49:00.770-06:002013-12-18T20:49:00.770-06:00For some context of those wage percentages, Midwes...For some context of those wage percentages, <a href="http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUUR0200SA0" rel="nofollow">Midwest annual inflation was at 1.7% for the second quarter</a>, so only Minnesota workers in the manufacturing sector received a real raise while their Iowan counterparts just about broke even.<br /><br />Our quarterly rankings in 2-year private sector job growth rate have been, since the 16th achieved over the course of Doyle's last budget: 18th/30th/30th/32nd/33rd/34th/36th/38th.<br /><br /><a href="http://i.imgur.com/ejcfKH4.png" rel="nofollow">Here's a chart I made of our quarterly single-year rankings over the last few years</a>.GeoffThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317722272565026078noreply@blogger.com