Dallas Fed Chief separates “fact from fiction” on Texas jobs

This is my favorite part:

We hope it will be a useful tool for everyone ranging from columnists who write for the New York Times to the pundits who provide commentary for Fox News, as well as serious economists.”

Richard Fisher in his remarks just hit Fox News commentors up side the head with a 2x4 just like a mule to get their attention about the facts not their version of the facts.  (NOTE to PETA -- that is a long time quote about mules being stubborn not actually hitting them with a 2 x 4.)

Now that the President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has spoken to set the record straight, can we assume that Fox News pundits as well as other pundits will now get their stories straight or will Fox News continue to spout what their fellow colleague Rove tells them to say?  Do they realize how dumb they look along with other pundits to be schooled by the Dallas Fed Chair with the real facts?  

Dallas Fed Chief separates “fact from fiction” on Texas jobsPosted on August 19th, 2011 

On Wednesday, Richard Fisher, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, gave a speech in which he separated “fact from fiction” about the record of job creation in Texas. 

Key facts from his remarks include:

Texas Job Growth is Indisputable: “These are the facts. You may select whichever metric you wish. Regardless, it is reasonable to assume Texas has accounted for a significant amount of the nation’s employment growth both over the past 20 years and since the recession officially ended.” 

Most new jobs are unrelated to the oil and gas sector: “The most jobs have been created in the educational and health services sector, which accounts for 13.5 percent of Texas’ employment. The second-most jobs have been created in the professional and business services sector, which accounts for 12.5 percent of the Texas workforce. The mining sector, which includes support activities for both mining and oil and gas, employs 2.1 percent (yes, two-point-one percent) of Texas’ workers.” 

Most New Jobs Pay Good Wages: “…these jobs are not low-paying jobs. The average weekly wage in the education and health services sector is $790; in the professional and business services sector it is $1,117; and in the mining sector, the average weekly wage is $2,271. Together these three sectors account for 68 percent of the jobs that have been created in Texas in the past two years.” 

Texas job gains are a result of pro-growth policies on taxes, spending and regulations: “…people and businesses have been picking up stakes and moving to Texas in significant numbers over a prolonged period… And yet Texas, like all states, is subject to the same monetary policy as all the rest… From this, I draw the conclusion that private sector capital and jobs will go to where taxes and spending and regulatory policy are most conducive to growth.” 

To create jobs, Washington must address taxes, spending and regulations: “The Committee of 12 and the president have an awesome task. Essentially, they must reboot our entire system of economic incentives and come forward with an updated tax and spending and regulatory regime that incentivizes businesses to invest in the United States and create jobs for American workers rather than gravitate to foreign shores.” 

The Dallas Fed will provide ongoing updates to counteract inaccurate information: “The Dallas Fed will henceforth be providing monthly updates on employment in Texas through our website at www.dallasfed.org. We hope it will be a useful tool for everyone ranging from columnists who write for the New York Times to the pundits who provide commentary for Fox News, as well as serious economists.”

Full text of Mr. Fisher’s remarks