Stimulus jobs drop after New Jersey agencies stop estimating, start counting

[JBeukema]

Stimulus jobs drop after New Jersey agencies stop estimating, start reporting real work


Several New Jersey agencies that handle federal stimulus dollars say they can no longer report projected job-creation numbers for any stimulus project. Instead, they are now reporting only actual jobs created — and a dip in job-creation numbers is already evident when compared with the figures Democratic federal and state administrations had been reporting.
The timing of the change coincides with Chris Christie’s arrival as the state’s Republican governor. And while departments say the shift started before Christie took office, experts say the changeover appears to be bad news for Democrats touting high job-creation numbers as they run for federal elections this fall.

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