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Old 09-06-2011, 02:48 PM
 
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Begin with a look at the economy before Christie took office. Between December 2000 and December 2007, from the peak of one business cycle to the peak of the next, the private sector in New Jersey added just 7,700 jobs, while the public sector mushroomed by 60,000.
NJ's public sector job losses: Painful but necessary | NJ.com

How is it possible that so few jobs were added in those years when the economy was doing great?

What is New Jerseys ultimate plan to get jobs in the state? NJ's unemployment rate is already significantly above the national average. If so few jobs were created in the private sector even during the good years, and public jobs are being cut, how is this situation going to resolve itself?
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Old 09-06-2011, 02:54 PM
 
Location: On the Rails in Northern NJ
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Thats impossible , its probably at least 45,000. Alot New Retail and other misc things opened between 2000-2007 which accounted for at least 45,000 jobs. Most of the People who live in NJ , work in Philly or NYC where there are millions of jobs.... Most of the Jobs in this state are construction jobs , but they don't last long....
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Old 09-06-2011, 03:00 PM
 
Location: NJ
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Thats impossible , its probably at least 45,000. Alot New Retail and other misc things opened between 2000-2007 which accounted for at least 45,000 jobs. Most of the People who live in NJ , work in Philly or NYC where there are millions of jobs.... Most of the Jobs in this state are construction jobs , but they don't last long....
when i talk to people about job numbers in nj, can i quote you on that "at least 45,000" figure? "well, Niexis4Jersey says that the private sector in nj has gained at least 45,000 jobs between 2000 and 2007." they cant argue with that!
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Old 09-06-2011, 03:26 PM
 
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NJ's public sector job losses: Painful but necessary | NJ.com

How is it possible that so few jobs were added in those years when the economy was doing great?

What is New Jerseys ultimate plan to get jobs in the state? NJ's unemployment rate is already significantly above the national average. If so few jobs were created in the private sector even during the good years, and public jobs are being cut, how is this situation going to resolve itself?
The massive Bush tax cuts to all the "job creators" created thousands upon thousands of new, well-paying jobs....wait just a second...
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Old 09-06-2011, 04:00 PM
 
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I'll bet a lot of these jobs are at places like Taco Bell and Walmart -- such low wages that you can't support a family on them.
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Old 09-07-2011, 06:57 AM
 
Location: The place where the road & the sky collide
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I believe the figure given. That figure is taking job losses into account & good paying jobs were pouring out of South Jersey during that time period.
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Old 09-07-2011, 07:01 AM
 
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But I bet Mercedes & BMW dealers did bangup business during that time frame
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Old 09-07-2011, 09:04 AM
 
Location: New Jersey
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when i talk to people about job numbers in nj, can i quote you on that "at least 45,000" figure? "well, niexis4jersey says that the private sector in nj has gained at least 45,000 jobs between 2000 and 2007." they cant argue with that!

lmao....!
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