Rick Scott Takes Credit for Jobs and Economic Growth — But Data Shows  Otherwise ............  

According to federal and state labor statistics, government and academic studies, economic forecasts, and interviews with economic analysts — information that has not been widely reported  

• There’s no evidence Scott’s policies are responsible for any of the new jobs in Florida over the past year.
• The jobless rate is falling because so many Floridians have stopped looking for work that they aren’t being counted anymore.
• Steep cuts in state spending have further squeezed the poor and unemployed, and in turn, the municipalities in which they live.
• The majority of new jobs are in the lowest-paying sectors.

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