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Chain email stated on December 21, 2012 in an email sent to PolitiFact Texas:

Says 11 states have more people on welfare than employed.

By Sue Owen • January 11, 2013

Anne Goodman stated on December 3, 2012 in an interview with The Plain Dealer:

Says food stamp growth, while high, lagged the rise in unemployment.

By Stephen Koff • December 6, 2012

Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate:

Says a university survey concluded his Massachusetts administration "had more women in senior leadership positions than any other state in America."

By Becky Bowers • October 22, 2012

Democratic Party of Oregon stated on August 14, 2012 in a press release.:

Says "Bruce Starr voted to throw 6,000 Oregonians off unemployment."

By Ian K. Kullgren • August 31, 2012

Scott Walker stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa:

"Last month, 44 of the 50 states saw an increase in the unemployment rate."

By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2012

Marty Beil stated on July 19, 2012 in an interview:

Says Gov. Scott Walker "raises the pay of inmates, but we don't raise the pay of staff in our correctional institutions."

By Tom Kertscher • August 19, 2012

Sanford Bishop stated on July 23, 2012 in an online video of an earlier speech:

"There are close to 900,000 unemployed veterans in America right now."

By Willoughby Mariano • August 3, 2012

Cascade Policy Institute stated on July 5, 2012 in a website:

Unemployment among Oregon high school graduates aged 18 to 20 increased more than 200 percent from 2008 to 2011, while the U.S. average increased only 30 percent.

By Janie Har • July 19, 2012

Elizabeth Roberts stated on July 29, 2012 in a panel discussion on "A Lively Experiment":

"Two thirds to three quarters of people without [health] insurance in Rhode Island work."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 8, 2012

Jeff Merkley stated on June 12, 2012 in a press release:

Says, "Less than half of all states have legal protections on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, despite the fact that LGBT Americans report employment discrimination and unemployment at much higher rates than the U.S. average."

By Janie Har • June 18, 2012

William O'Brien stated on May 7, 2012 in an interview with the Telegraph editorial board:

"There’s 400 more people working in health care today in New Hampshire than when we passed the budget."

By Jake Berry • May 25, 2012

Reince Priebus stated on March 23, 2012 in an op-ed:

According to the Congressional Budget Office, "as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance thanks to Obamacare."

By Louis Jacobson • March 23, 2012

Scott Walker stated on February 25, 2012 in an interview:

Says 94 percent of Wisconsin employers think the state "is heading in the right direction" and a majority say they will "grow their companies in 2012."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 11, 2012

Newt Gingrich stated on February 10, 2012 in a radio interview:

"The biggest contribution" behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment "was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce"

By Willoughby Mariano • February 29, 2012

Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 15, 2012 in remarks:

Says 21,000 Wisconsin residents got jobs in 2011, but "18,000 of them" were in other states.

By Tom Kertscher • February 26, 2012

Rob Portman stated on February 3, 2012 in a news release:

Says unemployment would be at 10 percent if people who have quit looking for work were included in federal labor force calculations.

By Sabrina Eaton • February 17, 2012

Mitt Romney stated on February 4, 2012 in a speech in Las Vegas, Nev., on Feb. 4, 2012:

"If you take into account all the people who are struggling for work, or have just stopped looking, the real unemployment rate is over 15 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2012

No Casinos stated on January 19, 2012 in a television ad:

Nevada is No. 1 in unemployment, violent crime, car theft, divorce, robberies and foreclosures.

By Amy Sherman • January 26, 2012

Sherrod Brown stated on January 18, 2012 in a news release:

"More than one in five of veterans aged 20 to 24 can’t find a job to support their family or to ease the transition to civilian life."

By Tom Feran • January 23, 2012

Florida Chamber of Commerce stated on December 8, 2011 in a news article:

Nevada has been recently ranked No. 1 in "unemployment, foreclosures, violent crime, personal bankruptcy and divorce."

By Amy Sherman • December 16, 2011

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