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Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Progress In 2011: Forward In 2012

Now that you've had time to celebrate the New Year, we wanted to share a quick look back at 2011 and give you an idea of what's ahead.

Last week, Governor O'Malley briefed the media on the balanced approach we've taken together over the past year to move forward.



Here are a few highlights:

Through November, we created 26,700 new jobs in 2011


We had the largest single-month drop in the unemployment rate since 1984


Our schools continue to rank #1 in the nation


Crime is at its lowest level since 1975


We met the spending affordability committee guidelines for 5 years


We remain one of only eight states to maintain a Triple A bond rating, certified by all three rating agencies

Together, we expanded health care to 300,000 previously uninsured Marylanders--more than half of whom are children

Looking forward, we'll continue to remain focused on our number one priority of creating and saving jobs through a balanced approach of tough, targeted choices that spur job creation.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

This has to be a joke.

Look - there is only one genuine way to authenticate this data - and that is to publish the employers. Until such time as I can see the employers - (i.e. Grumman, Dresser, IBM, etc..) - I'm of the attitude that it is bogus!

Someone, anyone, please post the employers.

Anonymous said...

I had to lay off my 3 employees. They've been off for the entire month of December and are still out. Only one of them qualified for Unemployment, as the other two had exhausted theirs before starting with me. I do not at this point have any date set that I can call them back.

Anonymous said...

Truly, the most bogus crap I have ever witnessed!! Just more proof that O'Malley and his boys are liars just like Obama and his Czars!! Seriously???