Carcieri releases revised R.I. stimulus job numbers
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The federal stimulus package has created or saved 1,489 jobs in Rhode Island, according to revised figures released by Governor Carcieri's office on Friday. The latest number is lower than the figure of 1,703 positions reported by the state two weeks ago. It was revised downward mainly because the way the state initially calculated positions -- or what are called full-time equivalents -- differed from federal requirements. A full-time equivalent accounts for part-time and seasonal jobs by tallying them as a proportional fraction of a full-time job. Nearly all of the jobs created or retained were in three state departments: labor and training, education and corrections. The Rhode Island figures will be included along with other state-by-state breakdowns in a federal report on the stimulus package that will be released late Friday. 
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I think I'd like to know the breakdown of jobs created vs jobs retained.
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I would love to know what counts as a "saved" job
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I do not think that I have ever been witness to a more inaccurate governmental reporting administration. A difference of 300 jobs listed just two weeks ago, 50-100 million dollars of unexpected monies to support state government. These errors are the norm for the "Don C" administration since his first appearing on the scene. What gives? For a person who touted himself a being a private sector guru, he and his cronies have been so out of whack that everyone has no faith in anything coming out of his office. We need a new governor with a head for dollars and cents. When is the next election?
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I'd like to know how many jobs had to be created or saved to reduce Rhode Island's 13% unemployment by 1%...since the point of the stimulus funds funneled to the state was to address "how to help locally" and begin to win back jobs lost to the financial crisis and ensuing recession.
The Governor should have a public scorecard that demonstrates where the stimulus money is spent and what new or saved jobs are tied to local program. This should happen at the state, city, and town levels so that accountability to the taxpayer is front-and-center...since we are funding the stimulus program.
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