New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been bragging about job growth on his watch. The NYT has a piece challenging Cuomo's claims. It tells readers:
"The number of private-sector jobs increased by 4 percent in New York State from January 2011 to January 2013, according to the State Labor Department. Nationwide, over the same period, private sector jobs grew by 4.4 percent.
"Those figures come despite the fact that New York State lost fewer jobs, as a percentage, than the nation did in the Great...
Published on March 12, 2013 18:06