Giuliani Campaign Press Release - Just the Facts #1: Massachusetts During Romney's Term Was Marked by Economic Stagnation

Massachusetts Unemployment Rate Under Romney Administration Dropped From 5.7% In January 2003 To 5.3% In January 2007, A Drop Of Only 7.02%, Which Was Well Below The National Reduction Of 20.69%. (U.S. Department Of Labor, Bureau Of Labor Statistics, "Labor Force Statistics From The Current Population Survey: Unemployment Rate," http://data.bls.gov, Accessed 7/19/07)

At End Of Romney's Term, Unemployment In Massachusetts (5.3%) Was Higher Than National Unemployment Rate Of 4.5%. (Massachusetts Executive Office Of Labor And Workforce Development, Labor Force And Unemployment Data 2002-2007, http://lmi2.detma.org/lmi/lmi_lur_a.asp, Accessed 6/29/07)

Massachusetts Under Romney Ranked 41st In Job Growth, "And Despite The Growth In Jobs, The [State Department Of Workforce Development] Reported That There Are 124,100 Fewer Jobs Than Before The State's Prerecession Peak In February 2001." ("Campaign Ad Watch," The Boston Globe, 8/10/2006; Pam Belluck, "Romney Candidacy Puts Massachusetts Economy In Spotlight," The New York Times, 3/16/07)

· Romney Spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom: "'Did We Recover All The Jobs That Were Lost? No." (Pam Belluck, "Romney Candidacy Puts Massachusetts Economy In Spotlight," The New York Times, 3/16/07)

Formal Payroll Employment In 2006 Was 16,000 (0.5%) Below Its Average Level In 2002, The Third Lowest In The Nation, And Manufacturing Payroll Employment Declined By More Than 14% From 2002 To 2006. (Andrew Sum and Joseph McLaughlin, "Romney's Economic Record," The Boston Globe, 7/29/07)

Two Members Of Mitt Romney's Michigan Leadership Team Voted For Recent Sales And Income Tax Increases. "Among the very few Republicans who voted for the largest tax increases in Michigan's history this week: two endorsers of ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney. They are: State Sen. Valde Garcia, a member of Romney's mid-Michigan leadership team, and State Sen. Ron Jelinek, a member of Romney's West Michigan leadership team …Michigan's 11.5 percent income tax hike and its sales tax extension will almost certainly be the subject of a question or two." (Marc Ambinder, "Michigan Tax Hike Could Sting Romney In Michigan," The Atlantic's "Marc Ambinder" Blog, http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/10/michigan_tax_hike_c..., 10/4/07)