Matt Mayer has written another great insightful article of the ever changing Gov. John Kasich.
Matt Mayer: Kasich and jobs? Not working
DUBLIN: Gov. John Kasich likes to yell from the Davos mountaintop about the alleged “Ohio Miracle” taking place due to his policies. The problem with all that yelling is it distracts people from what is really happening in Ohio. The reality is that Ohio’s private sector stalled dramatically in 2012. As our recent survey found, jobs remain priority one for Ohioans.
Due to the global recession, Ohio’s job market bottomed out in February 2010 at 4,220,700 jobs. In Gov. Ted Strickland’s last year, Ohio added 68,800 jobs. During Gov. Kasich’s first year, Ohio’s job market picked up steam by adding 99,900 jobs.
Then, things took a turn south. In 2012, with Gov. Kasich’s policies firmly in place, Ohio only added 42,300 jobs — a 58 percent drop from 2011 and the 39th best in America. In fact, from June 2012 to March 2013, Ohio’s private sector grew by a mere 3,700 jobs or just 500 jobs per month. For 2013, Ohio has lost 1,700 net jobs so far.