Mar 10, 2014 ... News 3 finds it's true that when you compare federal job numbers ... Walker took  office, the unemployment rate was 7.8 percent," the ad said. ... available job  figures, we get to just more than 107,000 jobs created, ... For comparison's sake,  the last month Mary Burke was at Commerce, the state ranked 45th.
Feb 14, 2014 ... Scott Walker's main challenger, Democrat Mary Burke. ... Jim Doyle -- who has  been out of office, and largely out of sight, for more than three years. ... Burke was  commerce secretary during all 15 months, having served in the post ... part of its  claim, which links the higher state unemployment rates to Burke.
Nov 22, 2013 ... The former Commerce secretary and Trek exec. is the only announced ...  technical difficulties that are preventing us from playing the video at this time. ...  The democratic candidate Mary Burke announced her candidacy last month. ... a  4.8% unemployment rate and 84,000 more jobs than we have currently.
Joe Zepecki · The Wisconsin unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. rate  during only three months when Mary Burke was state commerce secretary.
Sep 11, 2014 ... "This is one of the premier races in the United States," said Joe ... The state's  unemployment rate stands at 5.8% — below the national rate ... Wisconsin  Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke (Photo: Andy Manis, AP). Walker  has argued that Burke, who served as Doyle's Commerce secretary from ...
The Wisconsin unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. rate during only three months when Mary Burke was state commerce secretary.